Palettes / Colors / #FBAEFE
#FBAEFE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBAEFE 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 #FBAEFE 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.
#FBAEFE 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 #B1FEAE; it also sits naturally between #D4AEFE and #FEAED9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBAEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 174, 254 |
| HSL | 298°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 298°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.81, 57.94, 101.11 |
| Yxy | 57.94, 0.3140, 0.2499 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.70, 40.67, -28.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.12, 42.27, -30.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 100%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBAEFE
.text { color: #FBAEFE; }
.background { background-color: #FBAEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBAEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBAEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBAEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 174, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBAEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBAEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBAEFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBAEFE
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 #FBAEFE: ·
How #FBAEFE 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 #FBAEFE 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 #FBAEFE?
#FBAEFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBAEFE?
#FBAEFE is RGB 251, 174, 254 — HSL 298°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBAEFE?
Its complement is #B1FEAE; analogous partners are #D4AEFE and #FEAED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBAEFE for text?
Black text on #FBAEFE has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.