Palettes / Colors / #FAEFC0

#FAEFC0 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEFC0 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FAEFC0 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.

#FAEFC0 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 #C2CCFA; it also sits naturally between #FAD4C2 and #E8FAC2. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 23% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFC0

.text { color: #FAEFC0; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2CCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEFC0

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 #FAEFC0 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 #FAEFC0 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

← #FAEFBF  ·  #FAEFC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFC0?

#FAEFC0 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 192). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFC0?

#FAEFC0 is RGB 250, 239, 192 — HSL 49°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 23%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFC0?

Its complement is #C2CCFA; analogous partners are #FAD4C2 and #E8FAC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFC0 for text?

Black text on #FAEFC0 has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.