Palettes / Colors / #FAAEEE
#FAAEEE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAAEEE 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 #FAAEEE 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.
#FAAEEE 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 #AEFAB9; it also sits naturally between #DFAEFA and #FAAEC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAAEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 174, 238 |
| HSL | 309°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 309°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.99, 56.77, 88.16 |
| Yxy | 56.77, 0.3257, 0.2641 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.05, 37.51, -20.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.35, 38.59, -21.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · 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 #FAAEEE
.text { color: #FAAEEE; }
.background { background-color: #FAAEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 174, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 174, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 174, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAAEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAEEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEFAB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAAEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAEEE
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 #FAAEEE: ·
How #FAAEEE 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 #FAAEEE 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 #FAAEEE?
#FAAEEE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 174, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAEEE?
#FAAEEE is RGB 250, 174, 238 — HSL 309°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAAEEE?
Its complement is #AEFAB9; analogous partners are #DFAEFA and #FAAEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAAEEE for text?
Black text on #FAAEEE has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.