What color is #FAEDE0?

#FAEDE0 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEDE0?

The RGB value is 250, 237, 224: 250 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDE0?

The complementary color is #E0EDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEDE0 color

#FAEDE0 rgb(250, 237, 224)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAEDE0 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.9% green and 87.8% blue (250, 237, 224).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 72% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Alpaca (#F9EDE2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#FAEDE0 color codes

HEX	`#FAEDE0`
RGB	`rgb(250, 237, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 72%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.43, 2.23, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.43, 8.17, 74.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.162, 86.275, 82.778)`
Decimal	`16444896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEDE0, 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 #FAEDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #FAEDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faede0; }
.text { color: #faede0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faede0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 237 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faede0, #fafae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FAEDE0?: #FAEDE0 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEDE0?: The RGB value is 250, 237, 224: 250 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEDE0?: The complementary color is #E0EDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.