Palettes / Colors / #FAADEA
#FAADEA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAADEA 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 #FAADEA 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.
#FAADEA 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 #ADFABD; it also sits naturally between #E3ADFA and #FAADC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAADEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 173, 234 |
| HSL | 312°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 312°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.22, 56.15, 85.03 |
| Yxy | 56.15, 0.3290, 0.2669 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.70, 37.35, -19.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.93, 38.35, -19.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAADEA
.text { color: #FAADEA; }
.background { background-color: #FAADEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAADEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAADEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAADEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADEA
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 #FAADEA: ·
How #FAADEA 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 #FAADEA 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 #FAADEA?
#FAADEA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADEA?
#FAADEA is RGB 250, 173, 234 — HSL 312°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAADEA?
Its complement is #ADFABD; analogous partners are #E3ADFA and #FAADC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAADEA for text?
Black text on #FAADEA has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.