Palettes / Colors / #FEAAEF
#FEAAEF — Pale Vivid Pink
#FEAAEF 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 #FEAAEF 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.
#FEAAEF 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 #A9FEB9; it also sits naturally between #E3A9FE and #FEA9C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEAAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 170, 239 |
| HSL | 311°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 311°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 6%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.83, 56.05, 88.75 |
| Yxy | 56.05, 0.3285, 0.2599 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.64, 41.05, -21.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.87, 42.51, -22.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 67% · Blue 94%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEAAEF
.text { color: #FEAAEF; }
.background { background-color: #FEAAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEAAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 170, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEAAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 170, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEAAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 170, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEAAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEAAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9FEB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEAAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEAAEF
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 #FEAAEF: ·
How #FEAAEF 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 #FEAAEF 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 #FEAAEF?
#FEAAEF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 254, 170, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEAAEF?
#FEAAEF is RGB 254, 170, 239 — HSL 311°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 6%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEAAEF?
Its complement is #A9FEB9; analogous partners are #E3A9FE and #FEA9C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEAAEF for text?
Black text on #FEAAEF has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.