Close to Plum
#FFADE4
#FFADE4 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 67.8% green, and 89.4% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFADE4.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.70:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFADE4 as they’d see it.
#FFADE4 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFADE4
What color is #FFADE4?
#FFADE4 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 67.8% green, and 89.4% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFADE4 in RGB?
#FFADE4 is rgb(255, 173, 228): 255 red, 173 green, and 228 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFADE4 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 11, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFADE4?
PANTONE 236 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFADE4?
Its complement #86D8A2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.