Palettes / Colors / #FAF5EF

#FAF5EF — Pale Muted Brown

#FAF5EF is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the brown family.

#FAF5EF is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFF4FA; it also sits naturally between #FAF0EF and #FAFAEF. 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 96% · Blue 94%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAF5EF

.text { color: #FAF5EF; }
.background { background-color: #FAF5EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF5EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 245, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF5EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 245, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF5EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 245, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF5EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF5EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAF5EF

Tints of #FAF5EF

Tones of #FAF5EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF4FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF5EF: #000000.

How #FAF5EF 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 #FAF5EF 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

← #FAF5EE  ·  #FAF5F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAF5EF?

#FAF5EF is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 250, 245, 239). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF5EF?

#FAF5EF is RGB 250, 245, 239 — HSL 33°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAF5EF?

Its complement is #EFF4FA; analogous partners are #FAF0EF and #FAFAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF5EF for text?

Black text on #FAF5EF has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.