What color is #FAEFC2?

#FAEFC2 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 #FAEFC2?

The RGB value is 250, 239, 194: 250 red, 239 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEFC2?

The complementary color is #C2CDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEFC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEFC2 color

#FAEFC2 rgb(250, 239, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAEFC2 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.7% green and 76.1% blue (250, 239, 194).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Moon Dance (#FAEFBE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#FAEFC2 color codes

HEX	`#FAEFC2`
RGB	`rgb(250, 239, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.29, -3.26, 23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.29, 23.38, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.028, 85.954, 63.403)`
Decimal	`16445378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEFC2, 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 #FAEFC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEFC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #FAEFC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faefc2; }
.text { color: #faefc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faefc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 239 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faefc2, #e9fac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FAEFC2?: #FAEFC2 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 #FAEFC2?: The RGB value is 250, 239, 194: 250 red, 239 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEFC2?: The complementary color is #C2CDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEFC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.