Palettes / Colors / #FAEDCC

#FAEDCC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEDCC 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 #FAEDCC 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.

#FAEDCC 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 #CCD9FA; it also sits naturally between #FAD6CC and #F0FACC. 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 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEDCC

.text { color: #FAEDCC; }
.background { background-color: #FAEDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 237, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 237, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 237, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD9FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEDCC

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 #FAEDCC 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 #FAEDCC 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

← #FAEDCB  ·  #FAEDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEDCC?

#FAEDCC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 237, 204). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEDCC?

#FAEDCC is RGB 250, 237, 204 — HSL 43°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEDCC?

Its complement is #CCD9FA; analogous partners are #FAD6CC and #F0FACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEDCC for text?

Black text on #FAEDCC has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.