Palettes / Colors / #FAFAAB

#FAFAAB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAFAAB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAFAAB 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 #ADADFA; it also sits naturally between #FAD4AD and #D4FAAD. 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 98% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFAAB

.text { color: #FAFAAB; }
.background { background-color: #FAFAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 250, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 250, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 250, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAFAAB

Tints of #FAFAAB

Tones of #FAFAAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADADFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFAAB: #000000.

How #FAFAAB 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 #FAFAAB 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

← #FAFAAA  ·  #FAFAAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFAAB?

#FAFAAB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 250, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFAAB?

#FAFAAB is RGB 250, 250, 171 — HSL 60°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 32%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFAAB?

Its complement is #ADADFA; analogous partners are #FAD4AD and #D4FAAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFAAB for text?

Black text on #FAFAAB has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.