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#FFAECC — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFAECC is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFAECC 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.

#FFAECC 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 #ADFFE1; it also sits naturally between #FFADF4 and #FFB8AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFAECC · RGB 255, 174, 204

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Color values

HEX#FFAECC
RGB255, 174, 204
HSL338°, 100%, 84%
HSV338°, 32%, 100%
CMYK0%, 32%, 20%, 0%
XYZ67.28, 55.89, 64.37
Yxy55.89, 0.3587, 0.2980
CIE-Lab79.55, 33.73, -3.11
Hunter Lab74.76, 34.33, -2.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFAECC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFAECC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFAECC

.text { color: #FFAECC; }
.background { background-color: #FFAECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFAECC

#FF85B1#FF5C98#FF337E#FF0A64#E00052#B80043#8F0034#660025#3D0016#140007

Tints of #FFAECC

#FFB3CF#FFB8D2#FFC2D8#FFC7DB#FFCCDF#FFD1E2#FFD6E5#FFE0EC#FFE5EF#FFEBF2

Tones of #FFAECC

#F9B3CD#F3B9CE#EDBFD0#E8C5D2#E2CAD3#DCD0D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFAECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAECC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FFAECC: ·

How #FFAECC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDBC5Deuteranopia · #E1E7C3Tritanopia · #FBBFBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFAECC rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Fdb5ce
#FDB5CE · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Candy Pop
#FF0A54 · #FF477E · #FF85A1 · #FFB3C6
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FBACCC#FFACC7#FDB5CE#FFB3C6#F6B1CE#F9B5D0#FCB7C7#F7B5CA#FCA3CC#FFB4C2#FFAEC0#F7A8C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFAECB  ·  #FFAECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAECC?

#FFAECC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 174, 204). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAECC?

#FFAECC is RGB 255, 174, 204 — HSL 338°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAECC?

Its complement is #ADFFE1; analogous partners are #FFADF4 and #FFB8AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAECC for text?

Black text on #FFAECC has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.