Palettes / Colors / #FCFAF2

#FCFAF2 — Pale Yellow

#FCFAF2 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFAF2 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 #F3F4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF5F3 and #F9FCF3. 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 95%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFAF2

.text { color: #FCFAF2; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 63%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFAF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFAF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFAF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFAF2: #000000.

How #FCFAF2 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 #FCFAF2 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

← #FCFAF1  ·  #FCFAF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFAF2?

#FCFAF2 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 250, 242). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAF2?

#FCFAF2 is RGB 252, 250, 242 — HSL 48°, 63%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 4%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFAF2?

Its complement is #F3F4FC; analogous partners are #FCF5F3 and #F9FCF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFAF2 for text?

Black text on #FCFAF2 has a contrast ratio of 20.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.