Palettes / Colors / #FAADED
#FAADED — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAADED 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 #FAADED 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.
#FAADED 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 #ADFABA; it also sits naturally between #E1ADFA and #FAADC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAADED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 173, 237 |
| HSL | 310°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 310°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.65, 56.33, 87.32 |
| Yxy | 56.33, 0.3266, 0.2641 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.80, 37.86, -20.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.05, 38.94, -21.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAADED
.text { color: #FAADED; }
.background { background-color: #FAADED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAADED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 173, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAADED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 173, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAADED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 173, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAADED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAADED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFABA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAADED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAADED
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 #FAADED: ·
How #FAADED 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 #FAADED 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 #FAADED?
#FAADED is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 173, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAADED?
#FAADED is RGB 250, 173, 237 — HSL 310°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAADED?
Its complement is #ADFABA; analogous partners are #E1ADFA and #FAADC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAADED for text?
Black text on #FAADED has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.