Palettes / Colors / #F9FAEE

#F9FAEE — Pale Yellow

#F9FAEE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #F9FAEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F9FAEE 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 #F0EFFA; it also sits naturally between #FAF6EF and #F4FAEF. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9FAEE

.text { color: #F9FAEE; }
.background { background-color: #F9FAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9FAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 55%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9FAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9FAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 250, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9FAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9FAEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9FAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9FAEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F9FAEE 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 #F9FAEE 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 #F9FAEE?

#F9FAEE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 249, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9FAEE?

#F9FAEE is RGB 249, 250, 238 — HSL 65°, 55%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9FAEE?

Its complement is #F0EFFA; analogous partners are #FAF6EF and #F4FAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9FAEE for text?

Black text on #F9FAEE has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.