Palettes / Colors / #FAFAAE
#FAFAAE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAFAAE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FAFAAE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FAFAAE 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 #AEAEFA; it also sits naturally between #FAD4AE and #D4FAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAFAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 250, 174 |
| HSL | 60°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 81.25, 91.75, 53.47 |
| Yxy | 91.75, 0.3588, 0.4051 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.72, -11.32, 36.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.79, -11.28, 29.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAFAAE
.text { color: #FAFAAE; }
.background { background-color: #FAFAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 250, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 250, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 250, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAFAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAFAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAFAAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEAEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAFAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFAAE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAFAAE: ·
How #FAFAAE 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 #FAFAAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAFAAE?
#FAFAAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 250, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFAAE?
#FAFAAE is RGB 250, 250, 174 — HSL 60°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAFAAE?
Its complement is #AEAEFA; analogous partners are #FAD4AE and #D4FAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAFAAE for text?
Black text on #FAFAAE has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.