Palettes / Colors / #FAFAEC

#FAFAEC — Pale Yellow

#FAFAEC is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FAFAEC 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.

#FAFAEC 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 #EBEBFA; it also sits naturally between #FAF2EB and #F2FAEB. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFAEC

.text { color: #FAFAEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAFAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 250, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFAEC

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:

How #FAFAEC 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 #FAFAEC 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

← #FAFAEB  ·  #FAFAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFAEC?

#FAFAEC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFAEC?

#FAFAEC is RGB 250, 250, 236 — HSL 60°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFAEC?

Its complement is #EBEBFA; analogous partners are #FAF2EB and #F2FAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFAEC for text?

Black text on #FAFAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.