Palettes / Colors / #FFAEF8

#FFAEF8 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFAEF8 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 #FFAEF8 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.

#FFAEF8 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 #ADFFB4; it also sits naturally between #DDADFF and #FFADCF. 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 97%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 3% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAEF8

.text { color: #FFAEF8; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAEF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAEF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAEF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAEF8

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 #FFAEF8 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 #FFAEF8 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

← #FFAEF7  ·  #FFAEF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAEF8?

#FFAEF8 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 174, 248). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEF8?

#FFAEF8 is RGB 255, 174, 248 — HSL 305°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 3%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAEF8?

Its complement is #ADFFB4; analogous partners are #DDADFF and #FFADCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAEF8 for text?

Black text on #FFAEF8 has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.