Palettes / Colors / #FCFAF0

#FCFAF0 — Pale Yellow

#FCFAF0 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFAF0 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 #FCFAF0

.text { color: #FCFAF0; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 67%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFAF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFAF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFAF0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEF0FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFAF0: #000000.

How #FCFAF0 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 #FCFAF0 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

← #FCFAEF  ·  #FCFAF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFAF0?

#FCFAF0 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 250, 240). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAF0?

#FCFAF0 is RGB 252, 250, 240 — HSL 50°, 67%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 5%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFAF0?

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

Can I use #FCFAF0 for text?

Black text on #FCFAF0 has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.