What color is #FAE29C?

#FAE29C is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Buttery Croissant. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE29C?

The RGB value is 250, 226, 156: 250 red, 226 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE29C?

The complementary color is #9CB4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE29C color

#FAE29C rgb(250, 226, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FAE29C is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 88.6% green and 61.2% blue (250, 226, 156).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 90% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 38% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Buttery Croissant (#F6E19C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#FAE29C color codes

HEX	`#FAE29C`
RGB	`rgb(250, 226, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 88.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 90%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 38%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.38, -1.42, 37.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.38, 37.26, 92.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.623, 77.12, 42.506)`
Decimal	`16442012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE29C, 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 #FAE29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #FAE29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae29c; }
.text { color: #fae29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 226 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae29c, #e3fa9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FAE29C?: #FAE29C is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Buttery Croissant. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE29C?: The RGB value is 250, 226, 156: 250 red, 226 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE29C?: The complementary color is #9CB4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.