Palettes / Colors / #FCFAE9

#FCFAE9 — Pale Yellow

#FCFAE9 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFAE9 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 #E9EAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCF0E9 and #F4FCE9. 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 99% · Green 98% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFAE9

.text { color: #FCFAE9; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 76%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFAE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFAE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFAE9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFAE9: #000000.

How #FCFAE9 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 #FCFAE9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFAE9?

#FCFAE9 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 250, 233). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAE9?

#FCFAE9 is RGB 252, 250, 233 — HSL 54°, 76%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFAE9?

Its complement is #E9EAFC; analogous partners are #FCF0E9 and #F4FCE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFAE9 for text?

Black text on #FCFAE9 has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.