What color is #FAECC5?

#FAECC5 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAECC5?

The RGB value is 250, 236, 197: 250 red, 236 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAECC5?

The complementary color is #C5D3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAECC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAECC5 color

#FAECC5 rgb(250, 236, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAECC5 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.5% green and 77.3% blue (250, 236, 197).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Cake (#FCF0CA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#FAECC5 color codes

HEX	`#FAECC5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 236, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.6, -1.32, 20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.6, 20.69, 93.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.498, 84.348, 64.905)`
Decimal	`16444613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAECC5, 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 #FAECC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAECC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #FAECC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faecc5; }
.text { color: #faecc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faecc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 236 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faecc5, #edfac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #FAECC5?: #FAECC5 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAECC5?: The RGB value is 250, 236, 197: 250 red, 236 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAECC5?: The complementary color is #C5D3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAECC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.