Palettes / Colors / #FAEFEF

#FAEFEF — Pale Muted Red

#FAEFEF is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

#FAEFEF 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 94% · Blue 94%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFEF

.text { color: #FAEFEF; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEFEF

Tints of #FAEFEF

Tones of #FAEFEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFFAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFEF: #000000.

How #FAEFEF 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 #FAEFEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAEFEE  ·  #FAEFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFEF?

#FAEFEF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 250, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFEF?

#FAEFEF is RGB 250, 239, 239 — HSL 0°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFEF?

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

Can I use #FAEFEF for text?

Black text on #FAEFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.