What color is #FAE5BF?

#FAE5BF is a very light, vivid orange known as Saturn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Saturn?

The RGB value is 250, 229, 191: 250 red, 229 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Saturn?

The complementary color is #BFD4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Saturn color: hex code #FAE5BF

#FAE5BF rgb(250, 229, 191)

Shades of beige

Saturn has the hex code #FAE5BF. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.8% green and 74.9% blue (250, 229, 191).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

Saturn (#FAE5BF) color codes

HEX	`#FAE5BF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 229, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.74, 1.4, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.74, 21.21, 86.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.848, 80.126, 60.698)`
Decimal	`16442815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Saturn, 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 #FAE5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #FAE5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae5bf; }
.text { color: #fae5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 229 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae5bf, #f1fabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #FAE5BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAE5BF?: #FAE5BF is a very light, vivid orange known as Saturn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Saturn?: The RGB value is 250, 229, 191: 250 red, 229 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Saturn?: The complementary color is #BFD4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.