What color is #FAEFD9?

#FAEFD9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Happy Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEFD9?

The RGB value is 250, 239, 217: 250 red, 239 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEFD9?

The complementary color is #D9E4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEFD9 color

#FAEFD9 rgb(250, 239, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAEFD9 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.7% green and 85.1% blue (250, 239, 217).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 77% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Happy Skeleton (#FAEED7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#FAEFD9 color codes

HEX	`#FAEFD9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 239, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 77%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.77, 0.11, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.77, 11.97, 89.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.814, 87.068, 78.075)`
Decimal	`16445401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEFD9, 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 #FAEFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #FAEFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faefd9; }
.text { color: #faefd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faefd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 239 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faefd9, #f4fad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Papaya Whip.

Questions

What color is #FAEFD9?: #FAEFD9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Happy Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEFD9?: The RGB value is 250, 239, 217: 250 red, 239 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEFD9?: The complementary color is #D9E4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.