What color is #FAEED7?

#FAEED7 is a very light, moderate orange known as Happy Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Happy Skeleton?

The RGB value is 250, 238, 215: 250 red, 238 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Happy Skeleton?

The complementary color is #D7E3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Happy Skeleton color: hex code #FAEED7

#FAEED7 rgb(250, 238, 215)

Shades of beige

Happy Skeleton has the hex code #FAEED7. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.3% green and 84.3% blue (250, 238, 215).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 78% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

Happy Skeleton (#FAEED7) color codes

HEX	`#FAEED7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 238, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 78%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.47, 0.31, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.47, 12.59, 88.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.264, 86.381, 76.616)`
Decimal	`16445143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Happy Skeleton, 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 #FAEED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #FAEED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeed7; }
.text { color: #faeed7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeed7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 238 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeed7, #f4fad7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Papaya Whip.

See #FAEED7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAEED7?: #FAEED7 is a very light, moderate orange known as Happy Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Happy Skeleton?: The RGB value is 250, 238, 215: 250 red, 238 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Happy Skeleton?: The complementary color is #D7E3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.