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#FAADCC — Pale Vivid Pink

#FAADCC is a pink color we call Pale 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 #FAADCC 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.

#FAADCC 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 #ADFADB; it also sits naturally between #FAADF3 and #FAB5AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAADCC · RGB 250, 173, 204

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Color values

HEX#FAADCC
RGB250, 173, 204
HSL336°, 89%, 83%
HSV336°, 31%, 98%
CMYK0%, 31%, 18%, 2%
XYZ65.27, 54.57, 64.22
Yxy54.57, 0.3546, 0.2965
CIE-Lab78.79, 32.53, -4.29
Hunter Lab73.87, 32.89, -4.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAADCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAADCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAADCC

.text { color: #FAADCC; }
.background { background-color: #FAADCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAADCC

#F887B4#F6609C#F33984#F1136C#D40C5C#AE0A4B#87083B#60062A#3A0319#130108

Tints of #FAADCC

#FBB2CF#FBBCD5#FBC0D8#FCC5DB#FCCFE1#FCD4E4#FDD8E7#FDDDEA#FEE7F0#FEECF3

Tones of #FAADCC

#F5B3CD#EFB8CE#EABECF#E4C3D0#DEC9D1#D9CED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAADCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAADCC: ·

How #FAADCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8C4Deuteranopia · #DDE3C3Tritanopia · #F6BFBD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Fdb5ce
#FDB5CE · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Palette Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#FBACCC#F6B1CE#FFACC7#FDB5CE#F7B5CA#F9B5D0#F2B0C8#FFB3C6#F7A8C4#F4ABC4#FCA3CC#FCB7C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAADCB  ·  #FAADCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAADCC?

#FAADCC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 204). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADCC?

#FAADCC is RGB 250, 173, 204 — HSL 336°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAADCC?

Its complement is #ADFADB; analogous partners are #FAADF3 and #FAB5AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAADCC for text?

Black text on #FAADCC has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.