Palettes / Colors / #FAFEDD
#FAFEDD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAFEDD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FAFEDD 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.
#FAFEDD 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 #E0DCFE; it also sits naturally between #FEF1DC and #E9FEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAFEDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 254, 221 |
| HSL | 67°, 94%, 93% |
| HSV | 67°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 87.92, 96.43, 82.39 |
| Yxy | 96.43, 0.3296, 0.3615 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.60, -6.80, 15.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.20, -6.90, 14.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAFEDD
.text { color: #FAFEDD; }
.background { background-color: #FAFEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 254, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 254, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 254, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAFEDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAFEDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAFEDD
Tints of #FAFEDD
Tones of #FAFEDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E0DCFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAFEDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFEDD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAFEDD: ·
How #FAFEDD 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 #FAFEDD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAFEDD?
#FAFEDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 254, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFEDD?
#FAFEDD is RGB 250, 254, 221 — HSL 67°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FAFEDD?
Its complement is #E0DCFE; analogous partners are #FEF1DC and #E9FEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAFEDD for text?
Black text on #FAFEDD has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.