What color is #FAF7E2?

#FAF7E2 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Diamond?

The RGB value is 250, 247, 226: 250 red, 247 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Diamond?

The complementary color is #E2E5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Diamond color: hex code #FAF7E2

#FAF7E2 rgb(250, 247, 226)

Shades of white

Diamond has the hex code #FAF7E2. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 96.9% green and 88.6% blue (250, 247, 226).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 71% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

Diamond (#FAF7E2) color codes

HEX	`#FAF7E2`
RGB	`rgb(250, 247, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 96.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 71%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.96, -2.51, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.96, 10.75, 103.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.411, 92.337, 85.207)`
Decimal	`16447458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Diamond, 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 #FAF7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	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 #FAF7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf7e2; }
.text { color: #faf7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 247 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf7e2, #f1fae2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

See #FAF7E2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAF7E2?: #FAF7E2 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Diamond?: The RGB value is 250, 247, 226: 250 red, 247 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Diamond?: The complementary color is #E2E5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.