What color is #FAF3A6?

#FAF3A6 is a light, vivid yellow known as Banan-Appeal. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banan-Appeal?

The RGB value is 250, 243, 166: 250 red, 243 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banan-Appeal?

The complementary color is #A6ADFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banan-Appeal color: hex code #FAF3A6

#FAF3A6 rgb(250, 243, 166)

Shades of yellow

Banan-Appeal has the hex code #FAF3A6. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.3% green and 65.1% blue (250, 243, 166).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 89% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 34% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

Banan-Appeal (#FAF3A6) color codes

HEX	`#FAF3A6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 243, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 89%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 34%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 34%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.81, -8.81, 38.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.81, 39.04, 103.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.359, 87.18, 48.769)`
Decimal	`16446374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banan-Appeal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAF3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAF3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf3a6; }
.text { color: #faf3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 243 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf3a6, #d7faa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #FAF3A6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAF3A6?: #FAF3A6 is a light, vivid yellow known as Banan-Appeal. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banan-Appeal?: The RGB value is 250, 243, 166: 250 red, 243 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banan-Appeal?: The complementary color is #A6ADFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.