Palettes / Colors / #FAAEAF
#FAAEAF — Pale Vivid Red
#FAAEAF is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FAAEAF 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.
#FAAEAF is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AEFAF9; it also sits naturally between #FAAED5 and #FAD2AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAAEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 174, 175 |
| HSL | 359°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 359°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.30, 53.69, 47.64 |
| Yxy | 53.69, 0.3807, 0.3281 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.28, 27.94, 10.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.27, 27.88, 9.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAAEAF
.text { color: #FAAEAF; }
.background { background-color: #FAAEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 174, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 174, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 174, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAAEAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAEAF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEFAF9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAAEAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAEAF
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 #FAAEAF: ·
How #FAAEAF 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 #FAAEAF 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 #FAAEAF?
#FAAEAF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 174, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAEAF?
#FAAEAF is RGB 250, 174, 175 — HSL 359°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAAEAF?
Its complement is #AEFAF9; analogous partners are #FAAED5 and #FAD2AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAAEAF for text?
Black text on #FAAEAF has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.