Pale Pink (#FADADD)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.30:1 — vs black: 16.14:1

Color values

HEX #FADADD
RGB rgb(250, 218, 221)
HSL hsl(354, 76%, 91%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 13, 12, 2 )
Websafe #FFCCCC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FADADD based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Pink
#FADADD Base

#DAFAF7

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Pink
#FADADD Base

#FADAED

#FAE7DA

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Pink
#FADADD Base

#DDFADA

#DADDFA

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Pink
#FADADD Base

#DAFAE7

#DAEDFA

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Pink
#FADADD Base

#EDFADA

#DAFAF7

#E7DAFA

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Pink
#FADADD Base

#E85361

#F1979F

#F5B6BC

#FCE9EA

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #160305

— #640E16

— #B21827

— #E53E4E

— #EF8C95

Pale Pink #FADADD Base

— #FADDE0

— #FBE0E2

— #FBE3E5

— #FCE6E8

— #FCE9EA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FADADD. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FADADD;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FADADD;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FADADD;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FADADD,
        #DAFAF7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FADADD,
        #DAFAF7
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-pink: #FADADD;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-pink-r: 250;
$pale-pink-g: 218;
$pale-pink-b: 221;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-pink;
    color: rgba($pale-pink-r, $pale-pink-g, $pale-pink-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FADADD How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #E4E4DC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #DEDEDD Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FADADA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #E2E2E2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Pink #FADADD Base

Piggy Pink #FDDDE6 ΔE 2.48

Misty Rose #FFE4E1 ΔE 3.73

Queen Pink #E8CCD7 ΔE 4.69

Pastel Pink #FFD1DC ΔE 5.01

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.