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#FAECFA — Pale Pink

#FAECFA 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 #FAECFA 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.

#FAECFA 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 #EBFAEB; it also sits naturally between #F2EBFA and #FAEBF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAECFA · RGB 250, 236, 250

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Color values

HEX#FAECFA
RGB250, 236, 250
HSL300°, 58%, 95%
HSV300°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ86.68, 87.22, 102.71
Yxy87.22, 0.3134, 0.3153
CIE-Lab94.83, 7.15, -5.06
Hunter Lab93.39, 7.34, -5.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FAECFA

.text { color: #FAECFA; }
.background { background-color: #FAECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAECFA

#F0C7F0#E6A2E6#DD7EDD#D35AD3#C936C9#A12BA1#7D217D#591859#340E34#100410

Tints of #FAECFA

#FAEBFA#FAEBFA#FAEBFA#FAEBFA#FBEFFB#FBEFFB#FBEFFB#FBEFFB#FBEFFB#FBEFFB

Tones of #FAECFA

#F9ECF9#F7EDF7#F6EEF6#F5EFF5#F4F0F4#F3F1F3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFAEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAECFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAECFA

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 #FAECFA: ·

How #FAECFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F4F4F7Deuteranopia · #F5F6F6Tritanopia · #F9F4F3

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 #FAECFA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #E195AB · #DE3163 · #CCDF92
Palette 3d3b40
#3D3B40 · #525CEB · #BFCFE7 · #F8EDFF
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297
Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE

Similar colors

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

#FFEDFA#F8EDFF#FEEBF6#FCEEF5#F7E8F6#F6F1F8#FFF0F8#F8E7F6#FFEDFF#F5EFFF#F4EEFF#FFEEF4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAECF9  ·  #FAECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAECFA?

#FAECFA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAECFA?

#FAECFA is RGB 250, 236, 250 — HSL 300°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAECFA?

Its complement is #EBFAEB; analogous partners are #F2EBFA and #FAEBF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAECFA for text?

Black text on #FAECFA has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.