Palettes / Colors / #FFAEFF

#FFAEFF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFAEFF 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 #FFAEFF 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.

#FFAEFF 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 #ADFFAD; it also sits naturally between #D6ADFF and #FFADD6. 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 100%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAEFF

.text { color: #FFAEFF; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAEFF

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 #FFAEFF 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 #FFAEFF 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

← #FFAEFE  ·  #FFAF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAEFF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEFF?

#FFAEFF is RGB 255, 174, 255 — HSL 300°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAEFF?

Its complement is #ADFFAD; analogous partners are #D6ADFF and #FFADD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAEFF for text?

Black text on #FFAEFF has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.