What color is #FAEFC8?

#FAEFC8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEFC8?

The RGB value is 250, 239, 200: 250 red, 239 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEFC8?

The complementary color is #C8D3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEFC8?

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.

#FAEFC8 color

#FAEFC8 rgb(250, 239, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAEFC8 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.7% green and 78.4% blue (250, 239, 200).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 83% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Cake (#FCF0CA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FAEFC8 color codes

HEX	`#FAEFC8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 239, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 83%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.41, -2.42, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.41, 20.37, 96.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.716, 86.229, 67.024)`
Decimal	`16445384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEFC8, 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 #FAEFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEFC8 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 #FAEFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faefc8; }
.text { color: #faefc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faefc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 239 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faefc8, #ecfac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FAEFC8?: #FAEFC8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEFC8?: The RGB value is 250, 239, 200: 250 red, 239 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEFC8?: The complementary color is #C8D3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEFC8?: 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.