Palettes / Colors / #FAEFB9
#FAEFB9 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAEFB9 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 #FAEFB9 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.
#FAEFB9 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 #B7C3FA; it also sits naturally between #FACEB7 and #E4FAB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 239, 185 |
| HSL | 50°, 87%, 85% |
| HSV | 50°, 26%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 26%, 2% |
| XYZ | 79.05, 85.56, 58.25 |
| Yxy | 85.56, 0.3547, 0.3839 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.12, -4.47, 27.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.50, -4.46, 23.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 94% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 26% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAEFB9
.text { color: #FAEFB9; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 87%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 185, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFB9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7C3FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAEFB9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEFB9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAEFB9: ·
How #FAEFB9 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 #FAEFB9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAEFB9?
#FAEFB9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 185). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFB9?
#FAEFB9 is RGB 250, 239, 185 — HSL 50°, 87%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 26%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAEFB9?
Its complement is #B7C3FA; analogous partners are #FACEB7 and #E4FAB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAEFB9 for text?
Black text on #FAEFB9 has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.