What color is #FAEECB?

#FAEECB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEECB?

The RGB value is 250, 238, 203: 250 red, 238 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEECB?

The complementary color is #CBD7FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEECB color

#FAEECB rgb(250, 238, 203)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.3% green and 79.6% blue (250, 238, 203).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Mother’s Milk (#F7EDCA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#FAEECB color codes

HEX	`#FAEECB`
RGB	`rgb(250, 238, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.22, -1.48, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.22, 18.48, 94.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.778, 85.786, 68.791)`
Decimal	`16445131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEECB, 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 #FAEECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #FAEECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeecb; }
.text { color: #faeecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 238 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeecb, #effacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FAEECB?: #FAEECB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEECB?: The RGB value is 250, 238, 203: 250 red, 238 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEECB?: The complementary color is #CBD7FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.