Palettes / Colors / #FAF8DB

#FAF8DB — Pale Yellow

#FAF8DB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAF8DB 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 #DBDDFA; it also sits naturally between #FAE9DB and #EDFADB. 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 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAF8DB

.text { color: #FAF8DB; }
.background { background-color: #FAF8DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF8DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 248, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF8DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 248, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF8DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 248, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF8DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF8DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAF8DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDDFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF8DB: #000000.

How #FAF8DB 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 #FAF8DB 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

← #FAF8DA  ·  #FAF8DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAF8DB?

#FAF8DB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 248, 219). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF8DB?

#FAF8DB is RGB 250, 248, 219 — HSL 56°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 12%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAF8DB?

Its complement is #DBDDFA; analogous partners are #FAE9DB and #EDFADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF8DB for text?

Black text on #FAF8DB has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.