Palettes / Colors / #FAAEDA
#FAAEDA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAAEDA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FAAEDA 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.
#FAAEDA 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 #AEFACD; it also sits naturally between #F3AEFA and #FAAEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAAEDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 174, 218 |
| HSL | 325°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 325°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 13%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.22, 55.66, 73.53 |
| Yxy | 55.66, 0.3422, 0.2834 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.42, 34.18, -10.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.60, 34.79, -10.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 13% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAAEDA
.text { color: #FAAEDA; }
.background { background-color: #FAAEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 174, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 174, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 174, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAAEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAEDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAAEDA
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Tones of #FAAEDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEFACD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAAEDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAEDA
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 #FAAEDA: ·
How #FAAEDA 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 #FAAEDA 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 #FAAEDA?
#FAAEDA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 174, 218). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAEDA?
#FAAEDA is RGB 250, 174, 218 — HSL 325°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 13%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAAEDA?
Its complement is #AEFACD; analogous partners are #F3AEFA and #FAAEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAAEDA for text?
Black text on #FAAEDA has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.