Palettes / Colors / #FAFBAD

#FAFBAD — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FAFBAD 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 #AEACFB; it also sits naturally between #FBD5AC and #D2FBAC. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFBAD

.text { color: #FAFBAD; }
.background { background-color: #FAFBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 251, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 251, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 251, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEACFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFBAD: #000000.

How #FAFBAD 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 #FAFBAD 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

← #FAFBAC  ·  #FAFBAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFBAD?

#FAFBAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 251, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFBAD?

#FAFBAD is RGB 250, 251, 173 — HSL 61°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFBAD?

Its complement is #AEACFB; analogous partners are #FBD5AC and #D2FBAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFBAD for text?

Black text on #FAFBAD has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.