Palettes / Colors / #F9FAEB

#F9FAEB — Pale Yellow

#F9FAEB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F9FAEB 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 #ECEBFA; it also sits naturally between #FAF3EB and #F1FAEB. 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 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9FAEB

.text { color: #F9FAEB; }
.background { background-color: #F9FAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9FAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 250, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9FAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 250, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9FAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 250, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9FAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9FAEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9FAEB: #000000.

How #F9FAEB 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 #F9FAEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9FAEB?

#F9FAEB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 249, 250, 235). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9FAEB?

#F9FAEB is RGB 249, 250, 235 — HSL 64°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9FAEB?

Its complement is #ECEBFA; analogous partners are #FAF3EB and #F1FAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9FAEB for text?

Black text on #F9FAEB has a contrast ratio of 19.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.