What color is #FAD6A5?

#FAD6A5 is a light, vivid orange known as Prosecco. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prosecco?

The RGB value is 250, 214, 165: 250 red, 214 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prosecco?

The complementary color is #A5C9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prosecco color: hex code #FAD6A5

#FAD6A5 rgb(250, 214, 165)

Shades of beige

Prosecco has the hex code #FAD6A5. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 83.9% green and 64.7% blue (250, 214, 165).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 89% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

Prosecco (#FAD6A5) color codes

HEX	`#FAD6A5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 214, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 83.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 89%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 34%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.55, 5.76, 28.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.55, 29.45, 78.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.264, 71.137, 45.62)`
Decimal	`16438949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prosecco, 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 #FAD6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #FAD6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad6a5; }
.text { color: #fad6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 214 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad6a5, #f3faa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FAD6A5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAD6A5?: #FAD6A5 is a light, vivid orange known as Prosecco. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prosecco?: The RGB value is 250, 214, 165: 250 red, 214 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prosecco?: The complementary color is #A5C9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.