Palettes / Colors / #FAAEFE

#FAAEFE — Pale Vivid Pink

#FAAEFE 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 #FAAEFE 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.

#FAAEFE is a cool 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 #B2FEAE; it also sits naturally between #D2AEFE and #FEAEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 100%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FAAEFE

.text { color: #FAAEFE; }
.background { background-color: #FAAEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 174, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAEFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2FEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAAEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAEFE

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:

How #FAAEFE 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 #FAAEFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAEFD  ·  #FAAEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAEFE?

#FAAEFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAEFE?

#FAAEFE is RGB 250, 174, 254 — HSL 297°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #FAAEFE?

Its complement is #B2FEAE; analogous partners are #D2AEFE and #FEAEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAEFE for text?

Black text on #FAAEFE has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.