Palettes / Colors / #FAADE9

#FAADE9 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FAADE9 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 #FAADE9 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.

#FAADE9 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 #ADFABE; it also sits naturally between #E4ADFA and #FAADC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAADE9

.text { color: #FAADE9; }
.background { background-color: #FAADE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAADE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAADE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADE9

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:

How #FAADE9 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 #FAADE9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAADE9?

#FAADE9 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 233). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADE9?

#FAADE9 is RGB 250, 173, 233 — HSL 313°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAADE9?

Its complement is #ADFABE; analogous partners are #E4ADFA and #FAADC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAADE9 for text?

Black text on #FAADE9 has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.