Palettes / Colors / #FFADDE
#FFADDE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFADDE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFADDE 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.
#FFADDE 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 #ADFFCE; it also sits naturally between #F7ADFF and #FFADB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFADDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 173, 222 |
| HSL | 324°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 324°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.37, 56.42, 76.34 |
| Yxy | 56.42, 0.3432, 0.2791 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.85, 37.01, -12.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.11, 38.00, -12.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFADDE
.text { color: #FFADDE; }
.background { background-color: #FFADDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFADDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 173, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFADDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 173, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFADDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 173, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFADDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFADDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFFCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFADDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFADDE
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 #FFADDE: ·
How #FFADDE 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 #FFADDE 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 #FFADDE?
#FFADDE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 173, 222). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFADDE?
#FFADDE is RGB 255, 173, 222 — HSL 324°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFADDE?
Its complement is #ADFFCE; analogous partners are #F7ADFF and #FFADB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFADDE for text?
Black text on #FFADDE has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.