#FAFAF9 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS stone-50 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#FAFAF9 is a very light, nearly neutral yellow. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class stone-50 (e.g. bg-stone-50, text-stone-50). Its nearest CSS named color is snow (#fffafa). For readable text on a #FAFAF9 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (20.11:1). Because it is so light, #FAFAF9 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#FAFAF9 in Tailwind CSS (stone-50)

#FAFAF9 ships with Tailwind CSS as stone-50 — use it as bg-stone-50, text-stone-50, or border-stone-50. It sits at step 50 of the stone ramp; every other step links to its own page:

• 50
• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400
• 500
• 600
• 700
• 800
• 900
• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #FAFAF9 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #fbfbfa Copy
• 20% tint #fbfbfa Copy
• 30% tint #fcfcfb Copy
• 40% tint #fcfcfb Copy
• 50% tint #fdfdfc Copy
• 60% tint #fdfdfd Copy
• 70% tint #fefefd Copy
• 80% tint #fefefe Copy
• 90% tint #fffffe Copy

Shades of #FAFAF9 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #e1e1e0 Copy
• 20% shade #c8c8c7 Copy
• 30% shade #afafae Copy
• 40% shade #969695 Copy
• 50% shade #7d7d7d Copy
• 60% shade #646464 Copy
• 70% shade #4b4b4b Copy
• 80% shade #323232 Copy
• 90% shade #191919 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FAFAF9 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #FAFAF9 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More yellow colors in the library: #FFFBEB (amber-50), #FEFCE8 (yellow-50), #FEF3C7 (amber-100), #FEF9C3 (yellow-100), #FEF08A (yellow-200), #FDE68A (amber-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FAFAF9?

  #FAFAF9 is a very light, nearly neutral yellow — rgb(250, 250, 249). Its nearest CSS named color is snow. In Tailwind CSS it is stone-50.

• How do I make tints and shades of #FAFAF9?

  Mix #FAFAF9 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FAFAF9 is #fbfbfa and a 20% shade is #c8c8c7 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FAFAF9 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FAFAF9?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FAFAF9 background at 20.11:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #FAFAF9?

  stone-50 — use it as bg-stone-50, text-stone-50, or border-stone-50. The full stone 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.