Palettes / Colors / #FAFFC4

#FAFFC4 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAFFC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAFFC4 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 #C7C2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE6C2 and #DBFFC2. 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 77%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFFC4

.text { color: #FAFFC4; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 255, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 255, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 255, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAFFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAFFC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7C2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFFC4: #000000.

How #FAFFC4 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 #FAFFC4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAFFC4 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

← #FAFFC3  ·  #FAFFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFFC4?

#FAFFC4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 255, 196). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFFC4?

#FAFFC4 is RGB 250, 255, 196 — HSL 65°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 23%, 0%.

What colors go with #FAFFC4?

Its complement is #C7C2FF; analogous partners are #FFE6C2 and #DBFFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFFC4 for text?

Black text on #FAFFC4 has a contrast ratio of 20.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.