Palettes / Colors / #FAF2CC

#FAF2CC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAF2CC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAF2CC 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 #CCD4FA; it also sits naturally between #FADBCC and #EBFACC. 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 95% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FAF2CC

.text { color: #FAF2CC; }
.background { background-color: #FAF2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 242, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 242, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 242, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF2CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAF2CC

Tints of #FAF2CC

Tones of #FAF2CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD4FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF2CC: #000000.

How #FAF2CC 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 #FAF2CC 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

← #FAF2CB  ·  #FAF2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAF2CC?

#FAF2CC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 242, 204). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF2CC?

#FAF2CC is RGB 250, 242, 204 — HSL 50°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAF2CC?

Its complement is #CCD4FA; analogous partners are #FADBCC and #EBFACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF2CC for text?

Black text on #FAF2CC has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.