What color is #FAEEE9?

#FAEEE9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEEE9?

The RGB value is 250, 238, 233: 250 red, 238 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEEE9?

The complementary color is #E9F5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEEE9 color

#FAEEE9 rgb(250, 238, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #FAEEE9 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.3% green and 91.4% blue (250, 238, 233).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 63% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#FAEEE9 color codes

HEX	`#FAEEE9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 238, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 63%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.89, 3.19, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.89, 5.01, 50.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.705, 87.357, 89.474)`
Decimal	`16445161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEEE9, 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 #FAEEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	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 #FAEEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeee9; }
.text { color: #faeee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 238 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeee9, #faf7e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FAEEE9?: #FAEEE9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEEE9?: The RGB value is 250, 238, 233: 250 red, 238 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEEE9?: The complementary color is #E9F5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.