Palettes / Colors / #FAFFEA

#FAFFEA — Pale Vivid Green

#FAFFEA is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Ivory (#FFFFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: ivory (#FFFFF0) — not an exact match. CSS ivory gives you #FFFFF0, a different color; use #FAFFEA 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.

#FAFFEA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFEBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFFAEB and #F0FFEB. 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 92%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAFFEA

.text { color: #FAFFEA; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAFFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 255, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAFFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 255, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAFFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 255, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAFFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAFFEA

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 #FAFFEA 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 #FAFFEA 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

← #FAFFE9  ·  #FAFFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAFFEA?

#FAFFEA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 250, 255, 234). Its closest standard named color is Ivory.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAFFEA?

#FAFFEA is RGB 250, 255, 234 — HSL 74°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 8%, 0%.

What colors go with #FAFFEA?

Its complement is #EFEBFF; analogous partners are #FFFAEB and #F0FFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAFFEA for text?

Black text on #FAFFEA has a contrast ratio of 20.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.