Palettes / Colors / #FAF7BB

#FAF7BB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAF7BB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAF7BB 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 #BDC0FA; it also sits naturally between #FAD8BD and #DEFABD. 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 97% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAF7BB

.text { color: #FAF7BB; }
.background { background-color: #FAF7BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF7BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 247, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF7BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 247, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF7BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 247, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF7BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF7BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDC0FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF7BB: #000000.

How #FAF7BB 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 #FAF7BB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAF7BB 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 #FAF7BB?

#FAF7BB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 247, 187). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF7BB?

#FAF7BB is RGB 250, 247, 187 — HSL 57°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAF7BB?

Its complement is #BDC0FA; analogous partners are #FAD8BD and #DEFABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF7BB for text?

Black text on #FAF7BB has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.