Palettes / Colors / #FFFADD

#FFFADD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFADD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFADD 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 #DBE1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE8DB and #F3FFDB. 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 100% · Green 98% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFADD

.text { color: #FFFADD; }
.background { background-color: #FFFADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 250, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 250, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 250, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFFADD

Tints of #FFFADD

Tones of #FFFADD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBE1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFADD: #000000.

How #FFFADD 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 #FFFADD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFFADD 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

← #FFFADC  ·  #FFFADE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFADD?

#FFFADD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 250, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFADD?

#FFFADD is RGB 255, 250, 221 — HSL 51°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFADD?

Its complement is #DBE1FF; analogous partners are #FFE8DB and #F3FFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFADD for text?

Black text on #FFFADD has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.