Palettes / Colors / #FAF6EB

#FAF6EB — Pale Yellow

#FAF6EB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAF6EB 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 #EBEFFA; it also sits naturally between #FAEEEB and #F6FAEB. 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 92%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAF6EB

.text { color: #FAF6EB; }
.background { background-color: #FAF6EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF6EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 246, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF6EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 246, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF6EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 246, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF6EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF6EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAF6EB

Tints of #FAF6EB

Tones of #FAF6EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF6EB: #000000.

How #FAF6EB 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 #FAF6EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAF6EB?

#FAF6EB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 246, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF6EB?

#FAF6EB is RGB 250, 246, 235 — HSL 44°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAF6EB?

Its complement is #EBEFFA; analogous partners are #FAEEEB and #F6FAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF6EB for text?

Black text on #FAF6EB has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.