What color is #FAD28F?

#FAD28F is a light, vivid orange known as Sunbathed Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunbathed Beach?

The RGB value is 250, 210, 143: 250 red, 210 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunbathed Beach?

The complementary color is #8FB7FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunbathed Beach color: hex code #FAD28F

#FAD28F rgb(250, 210, 143)

Shades of orange

Sunbathed Beach has the hex code #FAD28F. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 82.4% green and 56.1% blue (250, 210, 143).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 91% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

Sunbathed Beach (#FAD28F) color codes

HEX	`#FAD28F`
RGB	`rgb(250, 210, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 82.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 91%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 43%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.21, 5.39, 38.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.21, 38.77, 82.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.431, 68.404, 35.633)`
Decimal	`16437903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunbathed Beach, 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 #FAD28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #FAD28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad28f; }
.text { color: #fad28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 210 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad28f, #edfa8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FAD28F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAD28F?: #FAD28F is a light, vivid orange known as Sunbathed Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunbathed Beach?: The RGB value is 250, 210, 143: 250 red, 210 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunbathed Beach?: The complementary color is #8FB7FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.