Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.07:1 — vs black: 19.67:1

Color values

HEX #FAFAD2
RGB rgb(250, 250, 210)
HSL hsl(60, 80%, 90%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 16, 2 )
Websafe #FFFFCC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FAFAD2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#FAFAD2 Base

#D2D2FA

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#FAFAD2 Base

#FAE6D2

#E6FAD2

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#FAFAD2 Base

#D2FAFA

#FAD2FA

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#FAFAD2 Base

#D2E6FA

#E6D2FA

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#FAFAD2 Base

#D2FAE6

#D2D2FA

#FAD2E6

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#FAFAD2 Base

#EBEB48

#F2F28D

#F6F6AD

#FCFCE8

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Goldenrod Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #171703

— #65650B

— #B3B314

— #E9E936

— #F1F184

Light Goldenrod Yellow #FAFAD2 Base

— #FAFAD6

— #FBFBDB

— #FBFBDF

— #FCFCE4

— #FCFCE8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FAFAD2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FAFAD2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FAFAD2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FAFAD2;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FAFAD2,
        #D2D2FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FAFAD2,
        #D2D2FA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-goldenrod-yellow: #FAFAD2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-goldenrod-yellow-r: 250;
$light-goldenrod-yellow-g: 250;
$light-goldenrod-yellow-b: 210;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-goldenrod-yellow;
    color: rgba($light-goldenrod-yellow-r, $light-goldenrod-yellow-g, $light-goldenrod-yellow-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Goldenrod Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FAFAD2 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #FAFAD2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #FAFAD2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FFF5F5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #F7F7F7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Goldenrod Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Goldenrod Yellow #FAFAD2 Base

Cream #FFFDD0 ΔE 1.55

Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD ΔE 2.11

Light Yellow #FFFFE0 ΔE 2.82

Pale Spring Bud #ECEBBD ΔE 3.59

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.