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#FAECFB — Pale Pink

#FAECFB 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 #FAECFB 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.

#FAECFB is a cool 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 #EBFBEA; it also sits naturally between #F1EAFB and #FBEAF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAECFB · RGB 250, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#FAECFB
RGB250, 236, 251
HSL296°, 65%, 95%
HSV296°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ86.83, 87.28, 103.54
Yxy87.28, 0.3127, 0.3144
CIE-Lab94.86, 7.33, -5.54
Hunter Lab93.42, 7.52, -5.60

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

CSS code for #FAECFB

.text { color: #FAECFB; }
.background { background-color: #FAECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 65%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAECFB

#EFC4F3#E59EEA#DB78E2#D152DA#C72DD2#9F24A8#7C1C82#58145D#340C37#100411

Tints of #FAECFB

#F9EAFB#F9EAFB#F9EAFB#F9EAFB#FBEEFB#FBEEFB#FBEEFB#FBEEFB#FBEEFB#FBEEFB

Tones of #FAECFB

#F8EBF9#F7ECF8#F6EEF7#F5EFF6#F4F0F5#F3F1F3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAECFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAECFB

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 #FAECFB: ·

How #FAECFB 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 · #F5F6F7Tritanopia · #F9F5F4

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 #FAECFB rather than the exact color:

Palette 3d3b40
#3D3B40 · #525CEB · #BFCFE7 · #F8EDFF
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #E195AB · #DE3163 · #CCDF92
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette Ff487e
#FF487E · #FF9776 · #FFD5BE · #FFEDFF
Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297

Similar colors

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

#F8EDFF#FFEDFA#FEEBF6#FFEDFF#FCEEF5#F5EFFF#F7E8F6#F6F1F8#FFF0F8#F8E7F6#F4EEFF#FBF4F9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAECFA  ·  #FAECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAECFB?

#FAECFB is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAECFB?

#FAECFB is RGB 250, 236, 251 — HSL 296°, 65%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAECFB?

Its complement is #EBFBEA; analogous partners are #F1EAFB and #FBEAF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAECFB for text?

Black text on #FAECFB has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.