Palettes / Colors / #FA99BD

#FA99BD — Light Vivid Pink

#FA99BD is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FA99BD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FA99BD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99FAD6; it also sits naturally between #FA99ED and #FAA699. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FA99BD

.text { color: #FA99BD; }
.background { background-color: #FA99BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA99BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 153, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA99BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 153, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA99BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 153, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA99BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA99BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99FAD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA99BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA99BD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FA99BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA99BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA99BD?

#FA99BD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 153, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA99BD?

#FA99BD is RGB 250, 153, 189 — HSL 338°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA99BD?

Its complement is #99FAD6; analogous partners are #FA99ED and #FAA699. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA99BD for text?

Black text on #FA99BD has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.