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#FFAEE4 Color

#FFAEE4 is rgb(255, 174, 228) in RGB, hsl(320, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFAEE4
HEX#FFAEE4
RGBrgb(255, 174, 228)
HSLhsl(320, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(320, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.116 339.8)
LABlab(80.35% 36.23 -14.63)
LCHlch(80.35% 39.07 338.01)

What #FFAEE4 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 #FFAEE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 7.97Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.55Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.61Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 10.49Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 10.83Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 11.12

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

#FFAEE4 Channel Values

How #FFAEE4 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 255 · G 174 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 11% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFAEE4 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFAEE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFAEE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFAEE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFAEE4
Complementary
#ADFFC9
Analogous
#F1ADFF
Analogous
#FFADBB
Triadic
#E4FFAD
Triadic
#ADE4FF
Split comp.
#BBFFAD
Split comp.
#ADFFF1

Tints & Shades of #FFAEE4

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

#FFB8E7
#FFC2EB
#FFCCEE
#FFD6F1
#FFE0F5
#FFEBF8

Shades

#FF75D1
#FF38BD
#FF00AA
#C20081
#8A005C
#4D0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFAEE4.

How #FFAEE4 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#FFAEE4
Protanopia#BFBFE4
Protanomaly#DCB9E4
Deuteranopia#CECEE2
Deuteranomaly#E3C2E3
Tritanopia#FAB6B6
Tritanomaly#FCB3CA
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFAEE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffaee4: #FFAEE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFAEE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffaee4': '#FFAEE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.682, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_ffaee4">#FFAEE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFAEE4"

More Pink Colors

#FFAEE4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FFAEE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFAEE4?

#FFAEE4 is a lightest pink — rgb(255, 174, 228) in RGB and hsl(320, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #FFAEE4?

#FFAEE4 is rgb(255, 174, 228) — red 255, green 174, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFAEE4?

#FFAEE4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFAEE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFAEE4 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFAEE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFAEE4 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.48, which is visibly different.

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