Palettes / Colors / #FAF3EB

#FAF3EB — Pale Orange

#FAF3EB is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the orange family.

#FAF3EB 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 #EBF2FA; it also sits naturally between #FAEBEB and #F9FAEB. 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 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAF3EB

.text { color: #FAF3EB; }
.background { background-color: #FAF3EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF3EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 243, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF3EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 243, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF3EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 243, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF3EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF3EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAF3EB

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Tones of #FAF3EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF2FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF3EB: #000000.

How #FAF3EB 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 #FAF3EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAF3EB?

#FAF3EB is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 243, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF3EB?

#FAF3EB is RGB 250, 243, 235 — HSL 32°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAF3EB?

Its complement is #EBF2FA; analogous partners are #FAEBEB and #F9FAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF3EB for text?

Black text on #FAF3EB has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.