Palettes / Colors / #FAFFAF

#FAFFAF — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FAFFAF 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 #B3ADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFDCAD and #D1FFAD. 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 100% · Blue 69%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFFAF

.text { color: #FAFFAF; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 255, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 255, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 255, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3ADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFFAF: #000000.

How #FAFFAF 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 #FAFFAF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAFFAF 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

← #FAFFAE  ·  #FAFFB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFFAF?

#FAFFAF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 255, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFFAF?

#FAFFAF is RGB 250, 255, 175 — HSL 64°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 31%, 0%.

What colors go with #FAFFAF?

Its complement is #B3ADFF; analogous partners are #FFDCAD and #D1FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFFAF for text?

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