Palettes / Colors / #FFAEAF

#FFAEAF — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FFAEAF 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 #ADFFFE; it also sits naturally between #FFADD8 and #FFD5AD. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAEAF

.text { color: #FFAEAF; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAEAF: #000000.

How #FFAEAF 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 #FFAEAF 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 #FFAEAF?

#FFAEAF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 174, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEAF?

#FFAEAF is RGB 255, 174, 175 — HSL 359°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 31%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAEAF?

Its complement is #ADFFFE; analogous partners are #FFADD8 and #FFD5AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAEAF for text?

Black text on #FFAEAF has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.