What color is #FAD6C0?

#FAD6C0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Maiden’s Blush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD6C0?

The RGB value is 250, 214, 192: 250 red, 214 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD6C0?

The complementary color is #C0E4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD6C0 color

#FAD6C0 rgb(250, 214, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAD6C0 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 83.9% green and 75.3% blue (250, 214, 192).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Maiden’s Blush (#F3D3BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#FAD6C0 color codes

HEX	`#FAD6C0`
RGB	`rgb(250, 214, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 83.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 23%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.08, 9.26, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.08, 18.07, 59.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.986, 72.225, 59.955)`
Decimal	`16438976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD6C0, 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 #FAD6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #FAD6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad6c0; }
.text { color: #fad6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 214 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad6c0, #faf3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #FAD6C0?: #FAD6C0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Maiden’s Blush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD6C0?: The RGB value is 250, 214, 192: 250 red, 214 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD6C0?: The complementary color is #C0E4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.