Palettes / Colors / #FAEDEC

#FAEDEC — Pale Red

#FAEDEC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

#FAEDEC 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 #EBF9FA; it also sits naturally between #FAEBF1 and #FAF3EB. 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 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEDEC

.text { color: #FAEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 237, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEDEC

Tints of #FAEDEC

Tones of #FAEDEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF9FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEDEC: #000000.

How #FAEDEC 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 #FAEDEC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEDEC?

#FAEDEC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 250, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEDEC?

#FAEDEC is RGB 250, 237, 236 — HSL 4°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEDEC?

Its complement is #EBF9FA; analogous partners are #FAEBF1 and #FAF3EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEDEC for text?

Black text on #FAEDEC has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.