Palettes / Colors / #FEAFA9
#FEAFA9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FEAFA9 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
#FEAFA9 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 #A9F8FE; it also sits naturally between #FEA9CE and #FED9A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEAFA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 175, 169 |
| HSL | 4°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 4°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.36, 54.60, 44.73 |
| Yxy | 54.60, 0.3895, 0.3356 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.81, 28.14, 14.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.89, 28.16, 12.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 69% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
Previews
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CSS code for #FEAFA9
.text { color: #FEAFA9; }
.background { background-color: #FEAFA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEAFA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 175, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEAFA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 175, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEAFA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 175, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEAFA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEAFA9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEAFA9
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Tones of #FEAFA9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9F8FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEAFA9: #000000.
How #FEAFA9 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 #FEAFA9 or a close neighbour
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 #FEAFA9?
#FEAFA9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 175, 169). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEAFA9?
#FEAFA9 is RGB 254, 175, 169 — HSL 4°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEAFA9?
Its complement is #A9F8FE; analogous partners are #FEA9CE and #FED9A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEAFA9 for text?
Black text on #FEAFA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.