Palettes / Colors / #FAFAEE

#FAFAEE — Pale Yellow

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

#FAFAEE 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 #EFEFFA; it also sits naturally between #FAF5EF and #F5FAEF. 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 5% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FAFAEE

.text { color: #FAFAEE; }
.background { background-color: #FAFAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 55%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 250, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAFAEE

Tints of #FAFAEE

Tones of #FAFAEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFAEE: #000000.

How #FAFAEE 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 #FAFAEE or a close neighbour

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 #FAFAEE?

#FAFAEE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFAEE?

#FAFAEE is RGB 250, 250, 238 — HSL 60°, 55%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFAEE?

Its complement is #EFEFFA; analogous partners are #FAF5EF and #F5FAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFAEE for text?

Black text on #FAFAEE has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.