What color is #FAEAE2?

#FAEAE2 is a very light, moderate orange known as Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dogwood?

The RGB value is 250, 234, 226: 250 red, 234 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dogwood?

The complementary color is #E2F2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEAE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dogwood color: hex code #FAEAE2

#FAEAE2 rgb(250, 234, 226)

Shades of orange

Dogwood has the hex code #FAEAE2. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 91.8% green and 88.6% blue (250, 234, 226).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 71% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

Dogwood (#FAEAE2) color codes

HEX	`#FAEAE2`
RGB	`rgb(250, 234, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 91.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 71%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.74, 4.09, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.74, 7.12, 54.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.573, 84.662, 83.928)`
Decimal	`16444130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dogwood, 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 #FAEAE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEAE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #FAEAE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeae2; }
.text { color: #faeae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeae2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 234 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeae2, #faf6e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

See #FAEAE2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAEAE2?: #FAEAE2 is a very light, moderate orange known as Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dogwood?: The RGB value is 250, 234, 226: 250 red, 234 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dogwood?: The complementary color is #E2F2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEAE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.