What color is #FAE5DC?

#FAE5DC 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 #FAE5DC?

The RGB value is 250, 229, 220: 250 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE5DC?

The complementary color is #DCF1FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE5DC color

#FAE5DC rgb(250, 229, 220)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAE5DC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.8% green and 86.3% blue (250, 229, 220).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 75% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Slightly in Love (#FCE6DB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#FAE5DC color codes

HEX	`#FAE5DC`
RGB	`rgb(250, 229, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 75%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.37, 5.69, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.37, 9, 50.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.361, 81.531, 79.2)`
Decimal	`16442844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE5DC, 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 #FAE5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #FAE5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae5dc; }
.text { color: #fae5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 229 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae5dc, #faf4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FAE5DC?: #FAE5DC 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 #FAE5DC?: The RGB value is 250, 229, 220: 250 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE5DC?: The complementary color is #DCF1FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.