Palettes / Colors / #FCFAF8

#FCFAF8 — Pale Muted Brown

#FCFAF8 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Snow (#FFFAFA). It belongs to the brown family.

#FCFAF8 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 #F8FAFC; 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 #FCFAF8

.text { color: #FCFAF8; }
.background { background-color: #FCFAF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFAF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 40%, 98%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFAF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFAF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFAF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFAF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFAF8

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Tones of #FCFAF8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFAF8: #000000.

How #FCFAF8 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 #FCFAF8 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

← #FCFAF7  ·  #FCFAF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFAF8?

#FCFAF8 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 252, 250, 248). Its closest standard named color is Snow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFAF8?

#FCFAF8 is RGB 252, 250, 248 — HSL 30°, 40%, 98% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 2%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFAF8?

Its complement is #F8FAFC; analogous partners are #FCF8F8 and #FCFCF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFAF8 for text?

Black text on #FCFAF8 has a contrast ratio of 20.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.