What color is #FAECC8?

#FAECC8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Gin Fizz. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAECC8?

The RGB value is 250, 236, 200: 250 red, 236 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAECC8?

The complementary color is #C8D6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAECC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAECC8 color

#FAECC8 rgb(250, 236, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAECC8 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.5% green and 78.4% blue (250, 236, 200).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 83% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Gin Fizz (#F8EACA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#FAECC8 color codes

HEX	`#FAECC8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 236, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 83%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.66, -0.9, 19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.66, 19.21, 92.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.845, 84.487, 66.734)`
Decimal	`16444616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAECC8, 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 #FAECC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAECC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #FAECC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faecc8; }
.text { color: #faecc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faecc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 236 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faecc8, #effac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blanched Almond.

Questions

What color is #FAECC8?: #FAECC8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Gin Fizz. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAECC8?: The RGB value is 250, 236, 200: 250 red, 236 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAECC8?: The complementary color is #C8D6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAECC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.