Palettes / Colors / #FAADE4
#FAADE4 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAADE4 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FAADE4 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.
#FAADE4 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 #ADFAC3; it also sits naturally between #EAADFA and #FAADBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAADE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 173, 228 |
| HSL | 317°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 317°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 9%, 2% |
| XYZ | 68.37, 55.81, 80.57 |
| Yxy | 55.81, 0.3339, 0.2726 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.51, 36.34, -16.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.71, 37.19, -16.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAADE4
.text { color: #FAADE4; }
.background { background-color: #FAADE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAADE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAADE4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFAC3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAADE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADE4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAADE4: ·
How #FAADE4 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 #FAADE4 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 #FAADE4?
#FAADE4 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 228). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADE4?
#FAADE4 is RGB 250, 173, 228 — HSL 317°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 9%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAADE4?
Its complement is #ADFAC3; analogous partners are #EAADFA and #FAADBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAADE4 for text?
Black text on #FAADE4 has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.