Palettes / Colors / #FAAEEC
#FAAEEC — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAAEEC 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 #FAAEEC 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.
#FAAEEC 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 #AEFABB; it also sits naturally between #E2AEFA and #FAAEC6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAAEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 174, 236 |
| HSL | 311°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 311°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.70, 56.65, 86.62 |
| Yxy | 56.65, 0.3273, 0.2660 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.98, 37.17, -19.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.27, 38.20, -20.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · 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 #FAAEEC
.text { color: #FAAEEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAAEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 174, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAAEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAEEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEFABB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAAEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAEEC
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 #FAAEEC: ·
How #FAAEEC 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 #FAAEEC 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 #FAAEEC?
#FAAEEC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAEEC?
#FAAEEC is RGB 250, 174, 236 — HSL 311°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAAEEC?
Its complement is #AEFABB; analogous partners are #E2AEFA and #FAAEC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAAEEC for text?
Black text on #FAAEEC has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.