Palettes / Colors / #FAEFE0

#FAEFE0 — Pale Orange

#FAEFE0 is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the orange family.

#FAEFE0 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0EBFA; it also sits naturally between #FAE2E0 and #F8FAE0. 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 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEFE0

.text { color: #FAEFE0; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 72%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEFE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEFE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAEFE0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEFE0: #000000.

How #FAEFE0 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 #FAEFE0 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

← #FAEFDF  ·  #FAEFE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFE0?

#FAEFE0 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 239, 224). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFE0?

#FAEFE0 is RGB 250, 239, 224 — HSL 35°, 72%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFE0?

Its complement is #E0EBFA; analogous partners are #FAE2E0 and #F8FAE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFE0 for text?

Black text on #FAEFE0 has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.