Palettes / Colors / #FFAEF5
#FFAEF5 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFAEF5 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FFAEF5 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.
#FFAEF5 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 #ADFFB7; it also sits naturally between #E0ADFF and #FFADCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFAEF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 174, 245 |
| HSL | 307°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 307°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 4%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.86, 58.12, 93.77 |
| Yxy | 58.12, 0.3242, 0.2586 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.81, 40.32, -23.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.24, 41.89, -24.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 96%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 4% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFAEF5
.text { color: #FFAEF5; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 245, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFAEF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAEF5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFFB7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFAEF5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAEF5
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 #FFAEF5: ·
How #FFAEF5 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 #FFAEF5 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 #FFAEF5?
#FFAEF5 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 174, 245). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEF5?
#FFAEF5 is RGB 255, 174, 245 — HSL 307°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 4%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFAEF5?
Its complement is #ADFFB7; analogous partners are #E0ADFF and #FFADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFAEF5 for text?
Black text on #FFAEF5 has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.