Palettes / Colors / #FAEC99
#FAEC99 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FAEC99 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FAEC99 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.
#FAEC99 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 #99A7FA; it also sits naturally between #FABB99 and #D8FA99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAEC99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 236, 153 |
| HSL | 51°, 91%, 79% |
| HSV | 51°, 39%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 39%, 2% |
| XYZ | 75.17, 82.61, 42.12 |
| Yxy | 82.61, 0.3760, 0.4133 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.85, -6.78, 41.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.89, -6.69, 32.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 60%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 39% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAEC99
.text { color: #FAEC99; }
.background { background-color: #FAEC99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEC99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEC99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEC99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 153, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAEC99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEC99">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #99A7FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAEC99: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEC99
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 #FAEC99: ·
How #FAEC99 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 #FAEC99 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 #FAEC99?
#FAEC99 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 236, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEC99?
#FAEC99 is RGB 250, 236, 153 — HSL 51°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 39%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAEC99?
Its complement is #99A7FA; analogous partners are #FABB99 and #D8FA99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAEC99 for text?
Black text on #FAEC99 has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.