Palettes / Colors / #FFAE9E

#FFAE9E — Light Vivid Red

#FFAE9E is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FFAE9E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EEFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF9EBE and #FFDF9E. 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 68% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAE9E

.text { color: #FFAE9E; }
.background { background-color: #FFAE9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAE9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAE9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAE9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAE9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAE9E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFAE9E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EEFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAE9E: #000000.

How #FFAE9E 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 #FFAE9E 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 #FFAE9E?

#FFAE9E is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 174, 158). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAE9E?

#FFAE9E is RGB 255, 174, 158 — HSL 10°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAE9E?

Its complement is #9EEFFF; analogous partners are #FF9EBE and #FFDF9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAE9E for text?

Black text on #FFAE9E has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.