Palettes / Colors / #FAFFDD
#FAFFDD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAFFDD 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 #FAFFDD 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.
#FAFFDD 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 #E1DBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF3DB and #E8FFDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAFFDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 255, 221 |
| HSL | 69°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 69°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 88.24, 97.06, 82.49 |
| Yxy | 97.06, 0.3295, 0.3625 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.85, -7.30, 15.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.52, -7.40, 14.50 |
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 #FAFFDD
.text { color: #FAFFDD; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 255, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 255, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 255, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAFFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAFFDD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1DBFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAFFDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFFDD
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 #FAFFDD: ·
How #FAFFDD 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 #FAFFDD 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 #FAFFDD?
#FAFFDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 255, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFFDD?
#FAFFDD is RGB 250, 255, 221 — HSL 69°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FAFFDD?
Its complement is #E1DBFF; analogous partners are #FFF3DB and #E8FFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAFFDD for text?
Black text on #FAFFDD has a contrast ratio of 20.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.