Palettes / Colors / #FBACED
#FBACED — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBACED is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FBACED 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.
#FBACED 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 #ACFBBB; it also sits naturally between #E2ACFB and #FBACC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBACED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 172, 237 |
| HSL | 311°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 311°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.82, 56.13, 87.27 |
| Yxy | 56.13, 0.3275, 0.2632 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.69, 38.71, -20.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.92, 39.87, -21.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBACED
.text { color: #FBACED; }
.background { background-color: #FBACED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBACED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 172, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBACED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 172, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBACED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 172, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBACED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBACED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACFBBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBACED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBACED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBACED: ·
How #FBACED 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 #FBACED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBACED?
#FBACED is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 172, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBACED?
#FBACED is RGB 251, 172, 237 — HSL 311°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBACED?
Its complement is #ACFBBB; analogous partners are #E2ACFB and #FBACC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBACED for text?
Black text on #FBACED has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.