Palettes / Colors / #FAEFD0

#FAEFD0 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEFD0 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAEFD0 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 #D1DCFA; it also sits naturally between #FADAD1 and #F1FAD1. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 17% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFD0

.text { color: #FAEFD0; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 81%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFD0: #000000.

How #FAEFD0 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 #FAEFD0 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

← #FAEFCF  ·  #FAEFD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFD0?

#FAEFD0 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 208). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFD0?

#FAEFD0 is RGB 250, 239, 208 — HSL 44°, 81%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 17%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFD0?

Its complement is #D1DCFA; analogous partners are #FADAD1 and #F1FAD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFD0 for text?

Black text on #FAEFD0 has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.