Palettes / Colors / #FAEF1F

#FAEF1F — Vivid Yellow

#FAEF1F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #FAEF1F 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.

#FAEF1F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1E29FA; it also sits naturally between #FA811E and #97FA1E. 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 94% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 88% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEF1F

.text { color: #FAEF1F; }
.background { background-color: #FAEF1F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEF1F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 96%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEF1F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEF1F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEF1F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEF1F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAEF1F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E29FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEF1F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEF1F

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 #FAEF1F 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 #FAEF1F 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

← #FAEF1E  ·  #FAEF20 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEF1F?

#FAEF1F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 31). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEF1F?

#FAEF1F is RGB 250, 239, 31 — HSL 57°, 96%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 88%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEF1F?

Its complement is #1E29FA; analogous partners are #FA811E and #97FA1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEF1F for text?

Black text on #FAEF1F has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.