Palettes / Colors / #FAADAE
#FAADAE — Pale Vivid Red
#FAADAE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
#FAADAE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ADFAF9; it also sits naturally between #FAADD5 and #FAD2AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAADAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 173, 174 |
| HSL | 359°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 359°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.01, 53.27, 47.06 |
| Yxy | 53.27, 0.3820, 0.3281 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.03, 28.34, 10.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.98, 28.27, 9.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAADAE
.text { color: #FAADAE; }
.background { background-color: #FAADAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAADAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFAF9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAADAE: #000000.
How #FAADAE 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 #FAADAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAADAE?
#FAADAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 173, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADAE?
#FAADAE is RGB 250, 173, 174 — HSL 359°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAADAE?
Its complement is #ADFAF9; analogous partners are #FAADD5 and #FAD2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAADAE for text?
Black text on #FAADAE has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.