Palettes / Colors / #FAEAEF

#FAEAEF — Pale Pink

#FAEAEF 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 #FAEAEF 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.

#FAEAEF 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 #EAFAF5; it also sits naturally between #FAEAF7 and #FAEDEA. 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 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEAEF

.text { color: #FAEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #FAEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 62%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 234, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFAF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEAEF

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 #FAEAEF 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 #FAEAEF 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

← #FAEAEE  ·  #FAEAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEAEF?

#FAEAEF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEAEF?

#FAEAEF is RGB 250, 234, 239 — HSL 341°, 62%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEAEF?

Its complement is #EAFAF5; analogous partners are #FAEAF7 and #FAEDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEAEF for text?

Black text on #FAEAEF has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.