Palettes / Colors / #FCFAEE
#FCFAEE — Pale Yellow
#FCFAEE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FCFAEE 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.
#FCFAEE 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 #EEF0FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF3EE and #F7FCEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 250, 238 |
| HSL | 51°, 70%, 96% |
| HSV | 51°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 89.76, 95.24, 94.54 |
| Yxy | 95.24, 0.3211, 0.3407 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.13, -1.38, 5.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.59, -1.41, 5.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFAEE
.text { color: #FCFAEE; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 70%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFAEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCFAEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEF0FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFAEE
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 #FCFAEE: ·
How #FCFAEE 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 #FCFAEE
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCFAEE 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 #FCFAEE?
#FCFAEE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAEE?
#FCFAEE is RGB 252, 250, 238 — HSL 51°, 70%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFAEE?
Its complement is #EEF0FC; analogous partners are #FCF3EE and #F7FCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFAEE for text?
Black text on #FCFAEE has a contrast ratio of 20.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.