Palettes / Colors / #FCFAF7

#FCFAF7 — Pale Muted Brown

#FCFAF7 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Snow (#FFFAFA). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: snow (#FFFAFA) — not an exact match. CSS snow gives you #FFFAFA, a different color; use #FCFAF7 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.

#FCFAF7 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F8F9FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF8F8 and #FCFCF8. 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 97%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 2% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFAF7

.text { color: #FCFAF7; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 45%, 98%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFAF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFAF7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8F9FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFAF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFAF7

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:

How #FCFAF7 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 #FCFAF7 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

← #FCFAF6  ·  #FCFAF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFAF7?

#FCFAF7 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 252, 250, 247). Its closest standard named color is Snow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAF7?

#FCFAF7 is RGB 252, 250, 247 — HSL 36°, 45%, 98% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 2%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFAF7?

Its complement is #F8F9FC; analogous partners are #FCF8F8 and #FCFCF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFAF7 for text?

Black text on #FCFAF7 has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.