Palettes / Colors / #FFFAE1

#FFFAE1 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFAE1 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFAE1 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 #E0E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEBE0 and #F5FFE0. 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 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 12% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFAE1

.text { color: #FFFAE1; }
.background { background-color: #FFFAE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFAE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 250, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFAE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 250, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFAE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 250, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFAE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFAE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFFAE1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFAE1: #000000.

How #FFFAE1 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 #FFFAE1 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

← #FFFAE0  ·  #FFFAE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFAE1?

#FFFAE1 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 250, 225). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFAE1?

#FFFAE1 is RGB 255, 250, 225 — HSL 50°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 12%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFAE1?

Its complement is #E0E5FF; analogous partners are #FFEBE0 and #F5FFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFAE1 for text?

Black text on #FFFAE1 has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.