Palettes / Colors / #FAECA9
#FAECA9 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAECA9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FAECA9 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.
#FAECA9 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 #A8B6FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC3A8 and #DFFAA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAECA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 236, 169 |
| HSL | 50°, 89%, 82% |
| HSV | 50°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 32%, 2% |
| XYZ | 76.58, 83.18, 49.56 |
| Yxy | 83.18, 0.3659, 0.3974 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.09, -4.97, 34.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.20, -4.93, 27.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAECA9
.text { color: #FAECA9; }
.background { background-color: #FAECA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAECA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAECA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAECA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAECA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAECA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8B6FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAECA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAECA9
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 #FAECA9: ·
How #FAECA9 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 #FAECA9 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 #FAECA9?
#FAECA9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 236, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAECA9?
#FAECA9 is RGB 250, 236, 169 — HSL 50°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 32%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAECA9?
Its complement is #A8B6FA; analogous partners are #FAC3A8 and #DFFAA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAECA9 for text?
Black text on #FAECA9 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.