Palettes / Colors / #FAFCD9

#FAFCD9 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAFCD9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAFCD9 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 #DBD9FC; it also sits naturally between #FCECD9 and #E9FCD9. 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 99% · Blue 85%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FAFCD9

.text { color: #FAFCD9; }
.background { background-color: #FAFCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 252, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 252, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 252, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAFCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAFCD9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAFCD9

Tints of #FAFCD9

Tones of #FAFCD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBD9FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFCD9: #000000.

How #FAFCD9 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 #FAFCD9 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

← #FAFCD8  ·  #FAFCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFCD9?

#FAFCD9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 252, 217). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFCD9?

#FAFCD9 is RGB 250, 252, 217 — HSL 63°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 1%.

What colors go with #FAFCD9?

Its complement is #DBD9FC; analogous partners are #FCECD9 and #E9FCD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFCD9 for text?

Black text on #FAFCD9 has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.