Palettes / Colors / #FAEAEC

#FAEAEC — Pale Red

#FAEAEC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

#FAEAEC 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 #EAFAF8; it also sits naturally between #FAEAF4 and #FAF0EA. 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 92% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEAEC

.text { color: #FAEAEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAEAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 62%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 234, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFAF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEAEC: #000000.

How #FAEAEC 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 #FAEAEC 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

← #FAEAEB  ·  #FAEAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEAEC?

#FAEAEC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 250, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEAEC?

#FAEAEC is RGB 250, 234, 236 — HSL 352°, 62%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEAEC?

Its complement is #EAFAF8; analogous partners are #FAEAF4 and #FAF0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEAEC for text?

Black text on #FAEAEC has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.