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#FAE5EB Color

#FAE5EB is rgb(250, 229, 235) in RGB, hsl(343, 68%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAE5EB
HEX#FAE5EB
RGBrgb(250, 229, 235)
HSLhsl(343, 68%, 94%)
HSVhsv(343, 8%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.024 358.3)
LABlab(92.78% 8.15 -0.19)
LCHlch(92.78% 8.15 358.64)

What #FAE5EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FAE5EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FAE5EB Channel Values

How #FAE5EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 229 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 68% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 8% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 6% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAE5EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAE5EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAE5EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FAE5EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FAE5EB.

How #FAE5EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FAE5EB
Protanopia#E9E9EB
Protanomaly#F0E7EB
Deuteranopia#ECECEA
Deuteranomaly#F2E9EB
Tritanopia#F9E6E6
Tritanomaly#FAE5E8
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #FAE5EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fae5eb: #FAE5EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAE5EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fae5eb': '#FAE5EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.898, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_fae5eb">#FAE5EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAE5EB"

More Pink Colors

#FAE5EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAE5EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAE5EB?

#FAE5EB is a lightest pink — rgb(250, 229, 235) in RGB and hsl(343, 68%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #FAE5EB?

#FAE5EB is rgb(250, 229, 235) — red 250, green 229, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAE5EB?

#FAE5EB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAE5EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAE5EB scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAE5EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAE5EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.04, which is very hard to tell apart.

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