Palettes / Colors / #FAFBEC

#FAFBEC — Pale Yellow

#FAFBEC 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 #FAFBEC 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.

#FAFBEC 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 #EBEAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBF3EA and #F1FBEA. 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 #FAFBEC

.text { color: #FAFBEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAFBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 251, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 65%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 251, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 251, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAFBEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFBEC

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 #FAFBEC 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 #FAFBEC 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

← #FAFBEB  ·  #FAFBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFBEC?

#FAFBEC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 251, 236). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFBEC?

#FAFBEC is RGB 250, 251, 236 — HSL 64°, 65%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAFBEC?

Its complement is #EBEAFB; analogous partners are #FBF3EA and #F1FBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFBEC for text?

Black text on #FAFBEC has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.