What color is #FADFB8?

#FADFB8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FADFB8?

The RGB value is 250, 223, 184: 250 red, 223 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FADFB8?

The complementary color is #B8D3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FADFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FADFB8 color

#FADFB8 rgb(250, 223, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FADFB8 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 87.5% green and 72.2% blue (250, 223, 184).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pastry (#F8DEB8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#FADFB8 color codes

HEX	`#FADFB8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 223, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 87.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.12, 3.52, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.12, 22.81, 81.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.464, 76.562, 56.194)`
Decimal	`16441272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FADFB8, 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 #FADFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FADFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #FADFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fadfb8; }
.text { color: #fadfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fadfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 223 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fadfb8, #f4fab8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FADFB8?: #FADFB8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FADFB8?: The RGB value is 250, 223, 184: 250 red, 223 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FADFB8?: The complementary color is #B8D3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FADFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.