What color is #FAF0E6?

#FAF0E6 is a very light, moderate orange known as Linen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Linen?

The RGB value is 250, 240, 230: 250 red, 240 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Linen?

The complementary color is #E6F0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF0E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Linen color: hex code #FAF0E6

#FAF0E6 rgb(250, 240, 230)

Shades of beige

Linen has the hex code #FAF0E6. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.1% green and 90.2% blue (250, 240, 230).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword linen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

Linen (#FAF0E6) color codes

HEX	`#FAF0E6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 240, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, 1.68, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 6.25, 74.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.866, 88.358, 87.432)`
Decimal	`16445670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Linen, 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 #FAF0E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF0E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #FAF0E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf0e6; }
.text { color: #faf0e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf0e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 240 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf0e6, #fafae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FAF0E6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAF0E6?: #FAF0E6 is a very light, moderate orange known as Linen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Linen?: The RGB value is 250, 240, 230: 250 red, 240 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Linen?: The complementary color is #E6F0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF0E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.