What color is #FAEDD3?

#FAEDD3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Pearl. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEDD3?

The RGB value is 250, 237, 211: 250 red, 237 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDD3?

The complementary color is #D3E0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEDD3 color

#FAEDD3 rgb(250, 237, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAEDD3 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.9% green and 82.7% blue (250, 237, 211).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 80% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Polished Pearl (#F8EDD3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#FAEDD3 color codes

HEX	`#FAEDD3`
RGB	`rgb(250, 237, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 80%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.14, 0.21, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.14, 14.18, 89.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.466, 85.597, 73.846)`
Decimal	`16444883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEDD3, 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 #FAEDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #FAEDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faedd3; }
.text { color: #faedd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faedd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 237 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faedd3, #f3fad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FAEDD3?: #FAEDD3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Pearl. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEDD3?: The RGB value is 250, 237, 211: 250 red, 237 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEDD3?: The complementary color is #D3E0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.