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#FAADCD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FAADCD 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 #FAADCD 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.

#FAADCD 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 #ADFADA; it also sits naturally between #FAADF4 and #FAB3AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAADCD · RGB 250, 173, 205

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Color values

HEX#FAADCD
RGB250, 173, 205
HSL335°, 89%, 83%
HSV335°, 31%, 98%
CMYK0%, 31%, 18%, 2%
XYZ65.39, 54.62, 64.85
Yxy54.62, 0.3537, 0.2955
CIE-Lab78.82, 32.68, -4.79
Hunter Lab73.90, 33.06, -4.48

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

CSS code for #FAADCD

.text { color: #FAADCD; }
.background { background-color: #FAADCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAADCD

#F887B6#F6609E#F33987#F11370#D40C60#AE0A4E#87083D#60062B#3A031A#130109

Tints of #FAADCD

#FBB2D0#FBBCD6#FBC0D9#FCC5DC#FCCFE2#FCD4E5#FDD8E8#FDDDEB#FEE7F0#FEECF3

Tones of #FAADCD

#F5B3CE#EFB8CF#EABED0#E4C3D1#DEC9D2#D9CED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFADA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAADCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADCD

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 #FAADCD: ·

How #FAADCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8C5Deuteranopia · #DDE3C3Tritanopia · #F6BFBE

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 #FAADCD 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 Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4

Similar colors

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

#FBACCC#F6B1CE#FFACC7#FDB5CE#F9B5D0#F7B5CA#F2B0C8#FCA3CC#FFB3C6#F7A8C4#F4ABC4#F9B2D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAADCC  ·  #FAADCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAADCD?

#FAADCD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADCD?

#FAADCD is RGB 250, 173, 205 — HSL 335°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAADCD?

Its complement is #ADFADA; analogous partners are #FAADF4 and #FAB3AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAADCD for text?

Black text on #FAADCD has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.