Palettes / Colors / #FAFFDF

#FAFFDF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAFFDF 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 #FAFFDF 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.

#FAFFDF 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 #E5E0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF4E0 and #EBFFE0. 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 87%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFFDF

.text { color: #FAFFDF; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 255, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 255, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 255, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFFDF

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:

How #FAFFDF 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 #FAFFDF 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

← #FAFFDE  ·  #FAFFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFFDF?

#FAFFDF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 255, 223). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFFDF?

#FAFFDF is RGB 250, 255, 223 — HSL 69°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FAFFDF?

Its complement is #E5E0FF; analogous partners are #FFF4E0 and #EBFFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFFDF for text?

Black text on #FAFFDF has a contrast ratio of 20.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.