Palettes / Colors / #FBE4EF

#FBE4EF — Pale Pink

#FBE4EF is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FBE4EF 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.

#FBE4EF 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 #E4FBF0; it also sits naturally between #FBE4FB and #FBE5E4. 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 89% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBE4EF

.text { color: #FBE4EF; }
.background { background-color: #FBE4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBE4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 228, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBE4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 228, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBE4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 228, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBE4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBE4EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4FBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBE4EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBE4EF

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:

How #FBE4EF 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 #FBE4EF 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

← #FBE4EE  ·  #FBE4F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBE4EF?

#FBE4EF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 228, 239). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBE4EF?

#FBE4EF is RGB 251, 228, 239 — HSL 331°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBE4EF?

Its complement is #E4FBF0; analogous partners are #FBE4FB and #FBE5E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBE4EF for text?

Black text on #FBE4EF has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.