Palettes / Colors / #FAADE6
#FAADE6 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAADE6 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FAADE6 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.
#FAADE6 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 #ADFAC2; it also sits naturally between #E8ADFA and #FAADBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAADE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 173, 230 |
| HSL | 316°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 316°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 8%, 2% |
| XYZ | 68.65, 55.92, 82.04 |
| Yxy | 55.92, 0.3323, 0.2707 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.57, 36.67, -17.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.78, 37.58, -17.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 90%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 8% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAADE6
.text { color: #FAADE6; }
.background { background-color: #FAADE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAADE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADE6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFAC2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAADE6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADE6
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 #FAADE6: ·
How #FAADE6 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 #FAADE6 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 #FAADE6?
#FAADE6 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 230). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADE6?
#FAADE6 is RGB 250, 173, 230 — HSL 316°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 8%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAADE6?
Its complement is #ADFAC2; analogous partners are #E8ADFA and #FAADBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAADE6 for text?
Black text on #FAADE6 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.