Palettes / Colors / #FAEF9B

#FAEF9B — Light Vivid Yellow

#FAEF9B is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAEF9B 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 #99A5FA; it also sits naturally between #FABE99 and #D5FA99. 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 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 38% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEF9B

.text { color: #FAEF9B; }
.background { background-color: #FAEF9B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEF9B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 90%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEF9B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEF9B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEF9B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEF9B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99A5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEF9B: #000000.

How #FAEF9B 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 #FAEF9B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAEF9B 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

← #FAEF9A  ·  #FAEF9C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEF9B?

#FAEF9B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 155). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEF9B?

#FAEF9B is RGB 250, 239, 155 — HSL 53°, 90%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 38%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEF9B?

Its complement is #99A5FA; analogous partners are #FABE99 and #D5FA99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEF9B for text?

Black text on #FAEF9B has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.