Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #FFADCF

#FFADCF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFADCF is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFADCF 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.

#FFADCF 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 #ADFFDD; it also sits naturally between #FFADF8 and #FFB4AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFADCF · RGB 255, 173, 207

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#FFADCF
RGB255, 173, 207
HSL335°, 100%, 84%
HSV335°, 32%, 100%
CMYK0%, 32%, 19%, 0%
XYZ67.45, 55.65, 66.22
Yxy55.65, 0.3563, 0.2940
CIE-Lab79.42, 34.70, -4.94
Hunter Lab74.60, 35.37, -4.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFADCF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFADCF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFADCF

.text { color: #FFADCF; }
.background { background-color: #FFADCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFADCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 173, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFADCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 173, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFADCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 173, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFADCF

#FF85B8#FF5CA0#FF3388#FF0A70#E0005E#B8004D#8F003C#66002B#3D001A#140009

Tints of #FFADCF

#FFB3D2#FFB8D5#FFC2DB#FFC7DE#FFCCE1#FFD1E4#FFD6E7#FFE0ED#FFE5F0#FFEBF3

Tones of #FFADCF

#F9B3D0#F3B9D1#EDBFD2#E8C5D3#E2CAD4#DCD0D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFADCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFADCF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FFADCF: ·

How #FFADCF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDBC7Deuteranopia · #E0E6C5Tritanopia · #FBC0BF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFADCF rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Fdb5ce
#FDB5CE · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE
Candy Pop
#FF0A54 · #FF477E · #FF85A1 · #FFB3C6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FBACCC#FFACC7#FDB5CE#F6B1CE#F9B5D0#FFB3C6#FCA3CC#F9B2D7#F7B5CA#FCB7C7#FFB6D9#FFB5DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFADCE  ·  #FFADD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFADCF?

#FFADCF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 173, 207). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFADCF?

#FFADCF is RGB 255, 173, 207 — HSL 335°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFADCF?

Its complement is #ADFFDD; analogous partners are #FFADF8 and #FFB4AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFADCF for text?

Black text on #FFADCF has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.