Palettes / Colors / #FAEFAF

#FAEFAF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEFAF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FAEFAF 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.

#FAEFAF 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 #AEB9FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC8AE and #DFFAAE. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFAF

.text { color: #FAEFAF; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEB9FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEFAF

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 #FAEFAF 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 #FAEFAF 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

← #FAEFAE  ·  #FAEFB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFAF?

#FAEFAF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 175). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFAF?

#FAEFAF is RGB 250, 239, 175 — HSL 51°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFAF?

Its complement is #AEB9FA; analogous partners are #FAC8AE and #DFFAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFAF for text?

Black text on #FAEFAF has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.