Palettes / Colors / #FAFAEF

#FAFAEF — Pale Muted Yellow

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

#FAFAEF 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 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FAFAEF

.text { color: #FAFAEF; }
.background { background-color: #FAFAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 250, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 250, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 250, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAFAEF

Tints of #FAFAEF

Tones of #FAFAEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFAEF: #000000.

How #FAFAEF 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 #FAFAEF 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

← #FAFAEE  ·  #FAFAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFAEF?

#FAFAEF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 250, 239). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFAEF?

#FAFAEF is RGB 250, 250, 239 — HSL 60°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFAEF?

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

Can I use #FAFAEF for text?

Black text on #FAFAEF has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.