Palettes / Colors / #F9FACB

#F9FACB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F9FACB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F9FACB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDCCFA; it also sits naturally between #FAE4CC and #E2FACC. 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 98% · Green 98% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9FACB

.text { color: #F9FACB; }
.background { background-color: #F9FACB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9FACB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 250, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9FACB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 250, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9FACB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 250, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9FACB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9FACB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9FACB: #000000.

How #F9FACB 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 #F9FACB 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

← #F9FACA  ·  #F9FACC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9FACB?

#F9FACB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 249, 250, 203). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9FACB?

#F9FACB is RGB 249, 250, 203 — HSL 61°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9FACB?

Its complement is #CDCCFA; analogous partners are #FAE4CC and #E2FACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9FACB for text?

Black text on #F9FACB has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.