Palettes / Colors / #FFADEB
#FFADEB — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFADEB 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 #FFADEB 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.
#FFADEB 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 #ADFFC2; it also sits naturally between #EBADFF and #FFADC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFADEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 173, 235 |
| HSL | 315°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 315°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 8%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.18, 57.15, 85.88 |
| Yxy | 57.15, 0.3323, 0.2668 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.26, 39.14, -18.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.59, 40.45, -19.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 8% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFADEB
.text { color: #FFADEB; }
.background { background-color: #FFADEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFADEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 173, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFADEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 173, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFADEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 173, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFADEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFADEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFFC2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFADEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFADEB
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 #FFADEB: ·
How #FFADEB 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 #FFADEB 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 #FFADEB?
#FFADEB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 173, 235). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFADEB?
#FFADEB is RGB 255, 173, 235 — HSL 315°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 8%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFADEB?
Its complement is #ADFFC2; analogous partners are #EBADFF and #FFADC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFADEB for text?
Black text on #FFADEB has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.