Palettes / Colors / #FAFFBB
#FAFFBB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAFFBB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FAFFBB 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.
#FAFFBB 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 #C1BDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE2BD and #D9FFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAFFBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 255, 187 |
| HSL | 64°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 64°, 27%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 27%, 0% |
| XYZ | 84.15, 95.43, 61.00 |
| Yxy | 95.43, 0.3498, 0.3967 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.21, -12.15, 32.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.69, -12.16, 27.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 100% · Blue 73%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAFFBB
.text { color: #FAFFBB; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 255, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 255, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 255, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAFFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAFFBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1BDFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAFFBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFFBB
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 #FAFFBB: ·
How #FAFFBB 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 #FAFFBB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAFFBB?
#FAFFBB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 255, 187). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFFBB?
#FAFFBB is RGB 250, 255, 187 — HSL 64°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 27%, 0%.
What colors go with #FAFFBB?
Its complement is #C1BDFF; analogous partners are #FFE2BD and #D9FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAFFBB for text?
Black text on #FAFFBB has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.