Palettes / Colors / #FAE0EA

#FAE0EA — Pale Pink

#FAE0EA is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FAE0EA 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.

#FAE0EA 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 #E0FAF0; it also sits naturally between #FAE0F7 and #FAE3E0. 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 88% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAE0EA

.text { color: #FAE0EA; }
.background { background-color: #FAE0EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAE0EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 224, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 72%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAE0EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 224, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAE0EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 224, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAE0EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAE0EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FAF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAE0EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAE0EA

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 #FAE0EA 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 #FAE0EA 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

← #FAE0E9  ·  #FAE0EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAE0EA?

#FAE0EA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 224, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAE0EA?

#FAE0EA is RGB 250, 224, 234 — HSL 337°, 72%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAE0EA?

Its complement is #E0FAF0; analogous partners are #FAE0F7 and #FAE3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAE0EA for text?

Black text on #FAE0EA has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.