What color is #FAEFC1?

#FAEFC1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Moon Dance. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEFC1?

The RGB value is 250, 239, 193: 250 red, 239 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEFC1?

The complementary color is #C1CCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEFC1 color

#FAEFC1 rgb(250, 239, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAEFC1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.7% green and 75.7% blue (250, 239, 193).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Moon Dance (#FAEFBE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#FAEFC1 color codes

HEX	`#FAEFC1`
RGB	`rgb(250, 239, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.27, -3.4, 23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.27, 23.88, 98.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.916, 85.909, 62.814)`
Decimal	`16445377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEFC1, 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 #FAEFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #FAEFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faefc1; }
.text { color: #faefc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faefc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 239 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faefc1, #e8fac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FAEFC1?: #FAEFC1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Moon Dance. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEFC1?: The RGB value is 250, 239, 193: 250 red, 239 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEFC1?: The complementary color is #C1CCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.