Palettes / Colors / #FAFBDA

#FAFBDA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAFBDA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAFBDA 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 #DBDAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBECDA and #EAFBDA. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFBDA

.text { color: #FAFBDA; }
.background { background-color: #FAFBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 251, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 251, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 251, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAFBDA

Tints of #FAFBDA

Tones of #FAFBDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFBDA: #000000.

How #FAFBDA 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 #FAFBDA 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

← #FAFBD9  ·  #FAFBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFBDA?

#FAFBDA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 251, 218). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFBDA?

#FAFBDA is RGB 250, 251, 218 — HSL 62°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFBDA?

Its complement is #DBDAFB; analogous partners are #FBECDA and #EAFBDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFBDA for text?

Black text on #FAFBDA has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.