Palettes / Colors / #FFA8EE

#FFA8EE — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA8EE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#FFA8EE 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 #A8FFBA; it also sits naturally between #E5A8FF and #FFA8C2. 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 100% · Green 66% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA8EE

.text { color: #FFA8EE; }
.background { background-color: #FFA8EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA8EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 168, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA8EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 168, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA8EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 168, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA8EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA8EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FFBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA8EE: #000000.

How #FFA8EE 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 #FFA8EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA8EE?

#FFA8EE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 168, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA8EE?

#FFA8EE is RGB 255, 168, 238 — HSL 312°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA8EE?

Its complement is #A8FFBA; analogous partners are #E5A8FF and #FFA8C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA8EE for text?

Black text on #FFA8EE has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.