Palettes / Colors / #FAB9AE

#FAB9AE — Pale Vivid Red

#FAB9AE 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 #FAB9AE 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.

#FAB9AE 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 #AEEEFA; it also sits naturally between #FAAEC8 and #FADFAE. 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 73% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAB9AE

.text { color: #FAB9AE; }
.background { background-color: #FAB9AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAB9AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 185, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAB9AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 185, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAB9AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 185, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAB9AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAB9AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEEFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAB9AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAB9AE

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 #FAB9AE 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 #FAB9AE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAB9AE?

#FAB9AE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 185, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAB9AE?

#FAB9AE is RGB 250, 185, 174 — HSL 9°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAB9AE?

Its complement is #AEEEFA; analogous partners are #FAAEC8 and #FADFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAB9AE for text?

Black text on #FAB9AE has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.