Palettes / Colors / #FFFAE2

#FFFAE2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFAE2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FFFAE2 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.

#FFFAE2 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFAE2

.text { color: #FFFAE2; }
.background { background-color: #FFFAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 250, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 250, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 250, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFAE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFAE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFAE2

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 #FFFAE2 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 #FFFAE2 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

← #FFFAE1  ·  #FFFAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFAE2?

#FFFAE2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 250, 226). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFAE2?

#FFFAE2 is RGB 255, 250, 226 — HSL 50°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFAE2?

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

Can I use #FFFAE2 for text?

Black text on #FFFAE2 has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.