Palettes / Colors / #FAEFD1

#FAEFD1 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEFD1 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAEFD1 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 #FADBD1 and #F0FAD1. 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 16% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFD1

.text { color: #FAEFD1; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 80%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAEFD1

Tints of #FAEFD1

Tones of #FAEFD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFD1: #000000.

How #FAEFD1 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 #FAEFD1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAEFD0  ·  #FAEFD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFD1?

#FAEFD1 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 209). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFD1?

#FAEFD1 is RGB 250, 239, 209 — HSL 44°, 80%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 16%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFD1?

Its complement is #D1DCFA; analogous partners are #FADBD1 and #F0FAD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFD1 for text?

Black text on #FAEFD1 has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.