Palettes / Colors / #FAADEB
#FAADEB — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAADEB 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 #FAADEB 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.
#FAADEB 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 | #FAADEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 173, 235 |
| HSL | 312°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 312°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.36, 56.21, 85.79 |
| Yxy | 56.21, 0.3282, 0.2659 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.73, 37.52, -19.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.97, 38.55, -20.19 |
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 #FAADEB
.text { color: #FAADEB; }
.background { background-color: #FAADEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAADEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAADEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADEB
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 #FAADEB: ·
How #FAADEB 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 #FAADEB 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 #FAADEB?
#FAADEB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADEB?
#FAADEB is RGB 250, 173, 235 — HSL 312°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAADEB?
Its complement is #ADFABD; analogous partners are #E3ADFA and #FAADC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAADEB for text?
Black text on #FAADEB has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.