Palettes / Colors / #FDAAEA
#FDAAEA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FDAAEA 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 #FDAAEA 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.
#FDAAEA 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 #AAFDBE; it also sits naturally between #E7AAFD and #FDAAC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDAAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 170, 234 |
| HSL | 314°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 314°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 8%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.73, 55.57, 84.89 |
| Yxy | 55.57, 0.3318, 0.2644 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.37, 39.88, -19.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.55, 41.14, -20.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 8% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDAAEA
.text { color: #FDAAEA; }
.background { background-color: #FDAAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDAAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 170, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDAAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 170, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDAAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 170, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDAAEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDAAEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAFDBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDAAEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDAAEA
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 #FDAAEA: ·
How #FDAAEA 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 #FDAAEA 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 #FDAAEA?
#FDAAEA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 170, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDAAEA?
#FDAAEA is RGB 253, 170, 234 — HSL 314°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 8%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDAAEA?
Its complement is #AAFDBE; analogous partners are #E7AAFD and #FDAAC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDAAEA for text?
Black text on #FDAAEA has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.