Palettes / Colors / #FFADE8
#FFADE8 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFADE8 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 #FFADE8 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.
#FFADE8 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 #ADFFC5; it also sits naturally between #EDADFF and #FFADBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFADE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 173, 232 |
| HSL | 317°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 317°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 9%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.75, 56.97, 83.61 |
| Yxy | 56.97, 0.3348, 0.2696 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.16, 38.64, -17.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.48, 39.87, -17.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 91%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 9% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFADE8
.text { color: #FFADE8; }
.background { background-color: #FFADE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFADE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 173, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFADE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 173, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFADE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 173, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFADE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFADE8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFFC5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFADE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFADE8
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 #FFADE8: ·
How #FFADE8 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 #FFADE8 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 #FFADE8?
#FFADE8 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 173, 232). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFADE8?
#FFADE8 is RGB 255, 173, 232 — HSL 317°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 9%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFADE8?
Its complement is #ADFFC5; analogous partners are #EDADFF and #FFADBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFADE8 for text?
Black text on #FFADE8 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.