What color is #FAEBA7?

#FAEBA7 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Thunderbolt. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEBA7?

The RGB value is 250, 235, 167: 250 red, 235 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEBA7?

The complementary color is #A7B6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEBA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEBA7 color

#FAEBA7 rgb(250, 235, 167)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FAEBA7 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.2% green and 65.5% blue (250, 235, 167).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 89% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Thunderbolt (#FDEFAD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#FAEBA7 color codes

HEX	`#FAEBA7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 235, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 89%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.81, -4.7, 34.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.81, 35.2, 97.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.109, 82.533, 48.473)`
Decimal	`16444327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEBA7, 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 #FAEBA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEBA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #FAEBA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeba7; }
.text { color: #faeba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 235 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeba7, #dffaa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FAEBA7?: #FAEBA7 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Thunderbolt. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEBA7?: The RGB value is 250, 235, 167: 250 red, 235 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEBA7?: The complementary color is #A7B6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEBA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.