What color is #FAF0BE?

#FAF0BE is a very light, vivid yellow known as Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blond?

The RGB value is 250, 240, 190: 250 red, 240 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blond?

The complementary color is #BEC8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blond color: hex code #FAF0BE

#FAF0BE rgb(250, 240, 190)

Shades of beige

Blond has the hex code #FAF0BE. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.1% green and 74.5% blue (250, 240, 190).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

Blond (#FAF0BE) color codes

HEX	`#FAF0BE`
RGB	`rgb(250, 240, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.47, -4.31, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.47, 25.8, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.879, 86.363, 61.167)`
Decimal	`16445630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blond, 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 #FAF0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #FAF0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf0be; }
.text { color: #faf0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 240 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf0be, #e6fabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

See #FAF0BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAF0BE?: #FAF0BE is a very light, vivid yellow known as Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blond?: The RGB value is 250, 240, 190: 250 red, 240 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blond?: The complementary color is #BEC8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.