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#FAEFEC — Pale Orange

#FAEFEC is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #FAEFEC 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.

#FAEFEC 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 #EBF6FA; it also sits naturally between #FAEBEF and #FAF5EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAEFEC · RGB 250, 239, 236

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Color values

HEX#FAEFEC
RGB250, 239, 236
HSL13°, 58%, 95%
HSV13°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 6%, 2%
XYZ85.43, 88.11, 91.86
Yxy88.11, 0.3219, 0.3320
CIE-Lab95.21, 3.19, 2.76
Hunter Lab93.87, 3.25, 2.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAEFEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAEFEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAEFEC

.text { color: #FAEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 239, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEFEC

#F0D0C7#E6B1A2#DD937E#D3745A#C95636#A1442B#7D3521#592618#34160E#100704

Tints of #FAEFEC

#FAEEEB#FAEEEB#FAEEEB#FAEEEB#FBF1EF#FBF1EF#FBF1EF#FBF1EF#FBF1EF#FBF1EF

Tones of #FAEFEC

#F9EFEC#F7EFED#F6F0EE#F5F0EF#F4F1F0#F3F2F1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF6FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAEFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEFEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAEFEC: ·

How #FAEFEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F5F5EDDeuteranopia · #F6F7EDTritanopia · #F9EDED

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAEFEC rather than the exact color:

Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #F8EDED · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Palette F8eded
#F8EDED · #FF8225 · #B43F3F · #173B45
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FDEDED · #EDFFF0 · #AEDEFC

Similar colors

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

#F8EDED#FBEFEF#F9ECEC#FDEDED#FBF0F0#FDEFEF#F7F2EB#F6F1EE#F7F0F0#F9F3EF#FDEBED#FDF0F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAEFEB  ·  #FAEFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEFEC?

#FAEFEC is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEFEC?

#FAEFEC is RGB 250, 239, 236 — HSL 13°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEFEC?

Its complement is #EBF6FA; analogous partners are #FAEBEF and #FAF5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEFEC for text?

Black text on #FAEFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.