Palettes / Colors / #FAEEEE

#FAEEEE — Pale Red

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

#FAEEEE 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 #EFFAFA; it also sits naturally between #FAEFF5 and #FAF5EF. 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 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEEEE

.text { color: #FAEEEE; }
.background { background-color: #FAEEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 238, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 55%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 238, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 238, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEEEE

Tints of #FAEEEE

Tones of #FAEEEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFFAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEEEE: #000000.

How #FAEEEE 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 #FAEEEE 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

← #FAEEED  ·  #FAEEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEEEE?

#FAEEEE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 250, 238, 238). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEEEE?

#FAEEEE is RGB 250, 238, 238 — HSL 0°, 55%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEEEE?

Its complement is #EFFAFA; analogous partners are #FAEFF5 and #FAF5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEEEE for text?

Black text on #FAEEEE has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.