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#FADDFA — Pale Pink

#FADDFA is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FADDFA 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.

#FADDFA 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 #DCFADC; it also sits naturally between #EBDCFA and #FADCEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FADDFA · RGB 250, 221, 250

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Color values

HEX#FADDFA
RGB250, 221, 250
HSL300°, 74%, 92%
HSV300°, 12%, 98%
CMYK0%, 12%, 0%, 2%
XYZ82.54, 78.94, 101.33
Yxy78.94, 0.3141, 0.3004
CIE-Lab91.21, 14.92, -10.42
Hunter Lab88.85, 15.32, -10.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FADDFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FADDFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FADDFA

.text { color: #FADDFA; }
.background { background-color: #FADDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FADDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 221, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 74%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FADDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 221, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FADDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 221, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FADDFA

#F4B4F4#EE8CEE#E868E8#E240E2#D520D5#AD1AAD#851485#620F62#3A093A#120312

Tints of #FADDFA

#FADCFA#FAE0FA#FAE0FA#FBE4FB#FBE4FB#FBE4FB#FCE9FC#FCE9FC#FCEDFC#FCEDFC

Tones of #FADDFA

#F7DEF7#F5E0F5#F3E2F3#F1E4F1#EFE6EF#EDE8ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCFADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #FADDFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FADDFA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FADDFA: ·

How #FADDFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EDEDF3Deuteranopia · #EFF1F1Tritanopia · #F9EDEC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FADDFA rather than the exact color:

Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette 6367ff
#6367FF · #8494FF · #C9BEFF · #FFDBFD
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF
Palette 433878
#433878 · #7E60BF · #E4B1F0 · #FFE1FF
Palette 481380
#481380 · #742DD2 · #EFB1FF · #FFE2FF
Palette 440a67
#440A67 · #93329E · #B4AEE8 · #FFE3FE

Similar colors

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

#F6DEF6#FFDBFD#FEDEFF#FFE1FF#FFE2FF#FFE3FE#FDE2F3#F6E5F5#F7DBF0#F1D9F6#FFE6F7#F8E7F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FADDF9  ·  #FADDFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FADDFA?

#FADDFA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 221, 250). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FADDFA?

#FADDFA is RGB 250, 221, 250 — HSL 300°, 74%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #FADDFA?

Its complement is #DCFADC; analogous partners are #EBDCFA and #FADCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FADDFA for text?

Black text on #FADDFA has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.