Palettes / Colors / #FAEFA4

#FAEFA4 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FAEFA4 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #FAEFA4 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.

#FAEFA4 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 #A3AFFA; it also sits naturally between #FAC3A3 and #DAFAA3. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 34% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFA4

.text { color: #FAEFA4; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 90%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3AFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEFA4

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 #FAEFA4 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 #FAEFA4 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

← #FAEFA3  ·  #FAEFA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFA4?

#FAEFA4 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFA4?

#FAEFA4 is RGB 250, 239, 164 — HSL 52°, 90%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 34%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFA4?

Its complement is #A3AFFA; analogous partners are #FAC3A3 and #DAFAA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFA4 for text?

Black text on #FAEFA4 has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.