What color is #FAE3D6?

#FAE3D6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Slightly in Love. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE3D6?

The RGB value is 250, 227, 214: 250 red, 227 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE3D6?

The complementary color is #D6EDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE3D6?

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.

#FAE3D6 color

#FAE3D6 rgb(250, 227, 214)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAE3D6 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89% green and 83.9% blue (250, 227, 214).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 78% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Slightly in Love (#FCE6DB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FAE3D6 color codes

HEX	`#FAE3D6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 227, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 78%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.74, 5.78, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.74, 10.87, 57.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.03, 80.119, 74.907)`
Decimal	`16442326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE3D6, 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 #FAE3D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE3D6 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 #FAE3D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae3d6; }
.text { color: #fae3d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae3d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 227 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae3d6, #faf5d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FAE3D6?: #FAE3D6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Slightly in Love. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE3D6?: The RGB value is 250, 227, 214: 250 red, 227 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE3D6?: The complementary color is #D6EDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE3D6?: 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.