Palettes / Colors / #FAEFD5
#FAEFD5 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAEFD5 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #FAEFD5 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.
#FAEFD5 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 #D6E1FA; it also sits naturally between #FADDD6 and #F3FAD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 239, 213 |
| HSL | 42°, 79%, 91% |
| HSV | 42°, 15%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 15%, 2% |
| XYZ | 82.30, 86.86, 75.38 |
| Yxy | 86.86, 0.3366, 0.3552 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.68, -0.50, 13.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.20, -0.50, 12.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 94% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 15% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAEFD5
.text { color: #FAEFD5; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 79%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFD5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D6E1FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAEFD5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEFD5
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 #FAEFD5: ·
How #FAEFD5 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 #FAEFD5 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 #FAEFD5?
#FAEFD5 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 239, 213). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFD5?
#FAEFD5 is RGB 250, 239, 213 — HSL 42°, 79%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 15%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAEFD5?
Its complement is #D6E1FA; analogous partners are #FADDD6 and #F3FAD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAEFD5 for text?
Black text on #FAEFD5 has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.