Palettes / Colors / #FFAEE6

#FFAEE6 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFAEE6 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 #FFAEE6 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.

#FFAEE6 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 #ADFFC7; it also sits naturally between #F0ADFF and #FFADBC. 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 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 10% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAEE6

.text { color: #FFAEE6; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAEE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAEE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAEE6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAEE6

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:

How #FFAEE6 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 #FFAEE6 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

← #FFAEE5  ·  #FFAEE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAEE6?

#FFAEE6 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 174, 230). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEE6?

#FFAEE6 is RGB 255, 174, 230 — HSL 319°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 10%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAEE6?

Its complement is #ADFFC7; analogous partners are #F0ADFF and #FFADBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAEE6 for text?

Black text on #FFAEE6 has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.