Palettes / Colors / #FCFAEF

#FCFAEF — Pale Yellow

#FCFAEF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFAEF 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 98% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 5% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFAEF

.text { color: #FCFAEF; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 68%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCFAEF

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Tones of #FCFAEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEF0FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFAEF: #000000.

How #FCFAEF 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 #FCFAEF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCFAEF 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

← #FCFAEE  ·  #FCFAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFAEF?

#FCFAEF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 250, 239). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAEF?

#FCFAEF is RGB 252, 250, 239 — HSL 51°, 68%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 5%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFAEF?

Its complement is #EEF0FC; analogous partners are #FCF3EE and #F7FCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFAEF for text?

Black text on #FCFAEF has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.