Palettes / Colors / #FAEBC6
#FAEBC6 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAEBC6 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FAEBC6 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.
#FAEBC6 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 #C7D5FA; it also sits naturally between #FAD2C7 and #EFFAC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 235, 198 |
| HSL | 43°, 84%, 88% |
| HSV | 43°, 21%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 21%, 2% |
| XYZ | 79.33, 83.82, 65.42 |
| Yxy | 83.82, 0.3471, 0.3667 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.37, -0.67, 19.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.55, -0.67, 17.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 92% · Blue 78%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 21% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAEBC6
.text { color: #FAEBC6; }
.background { background-color: #FAEBC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEBC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 84%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEBC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEBC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 198, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAEBC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEBC6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7D5FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAEBC6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEBC6
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAEBC6: ·
How #FAEBC6 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 #FAEBC6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAEBC6?
#FAEBC6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 235, 198). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEBC6?
#FAEBC6 is RGB 250, 235, 198 — HSL 43°, 84%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAEBC6?
Its complement is #C7D5FA; analogous partners are #FAD2C7 and #EFFAC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAEBC6 for text?
Black text on #FAEBC6 has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.