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#FAECCC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAECCC 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 #FAECCC 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.

#FAECCC 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 #CCDAFA; it also sits naturally between #FAD5CC and #F1FACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAECCC · RGB 250, 236, 204

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Color values

HEX#FAECCC
RGB250, 236, 204
HSL42°, 82%, 89%
HSV42°, 18%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 18%, 2%
XYZ80.32, 84.67, 69.24
Yxy84.67, 0.3429, 0.3615
CIE-Lab93.74, -0.32, 17.23
Hunter Lab92.02, -0.32, 15.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAECCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAECCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAECCC

.text { color: #FAECCC; }
.background { background-color: #FAECCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAECCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAECCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAECCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAECCC

#F6DEA7#F2CF7D#EEC158#EAB22E#DA9F16#B08111#8B660E#61470A#3C2C06#130E02

Tints of #FAECCC

#FAEED1#FAEED1#FBF0D5#FBF1DA#FCF3DF#FCF3DF#FCF5E3#FDF6E8#FDF6E8#FDF8EC

Tones of #FAECCC

#F7EBCF#F3EAD2#F0E8D6#EDE7D9#E9E6DC#E6E4E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCDAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAECCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAECCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAECCC: ·

How #FAECCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F4F4D4Deuteranopia · #F5F6D6Tritanopia · #F9DADB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAECCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette F9ebc8
#F9EBC8 · #FEFBE7 · #DAE5D0 · #A0BCC2
Palette 9ab17a
#9AB17A · #C3CC9B · #E4DFB5 · #FBE8CE
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette 722323
#722323 · #BA487F · #FF9587 · #FFECCC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FAEDCD#FAEDCE#F9EBC8#FBE8CE#F6EACB#FFECCC#FDEBD0#FDE8CB#F9E8C9#FFEBCC#FAE7CB#FEEAC9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAECCB  ·  #FAECCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAECCC?

#FAECCC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 236, 204). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAECCC?

#FAECCC is RGB 250, 236, 204 — HSL 42°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAECCC?

Its complement is #CCDAFA; analogous partners are #FAD5CC and #F1FACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAECCC for text?

Black text on #FAECCC has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.