Palettes / Colors / #FEAAA9
#FEAAA9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FEAAA9 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FEAAA9 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.
#FEAAA9 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 #A9FDFE; it also sits naturally between #FEA9D2 and #FED5A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEAAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 170, 169 |
| HSL | 1°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 1°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 62.41, 52.68, 44.42 |
| Yxy | 52.68, 0.3913, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.69, 30.75, 13.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.58, 30.81, 10.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEAAA9
.text { color: #FEAAA9; }
.background { background-color: #FEAAA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEAAA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 170, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEAAA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 170, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEAAA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 170, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEAAA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEAAA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9FDFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEAAA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEAAA9
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 #FEAAA9: ·
How #FEAAA9 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 #FEAAA9 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 #FEAAA9?
#FEAAA9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 170, 169). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEAAA9?
#FEAAA9 is RGB 254, 170, 169 — HSL 1°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEAAA9?
Its complement is #A9FDFE; analogous partners are #FEA9D2 and #FED5A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEAAA9 for text?
Black text on #FEAAA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.