What color is #FAF0CF?

#FAF0CF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Ice. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF0CF?

The RGB value is 250, 240, 207: 250 red, 240 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF0CF?

The complementary color is #CFD9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF0CF color

#FAF0CF rgb(250, 240, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF0CF is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.1% green and 81.2% blue (250, 240, 207).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Ice (#FDF2D1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#FAF0CF color codes

HEX	`#FAF0CF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 240, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.8, -1.91, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.8, 17.28, 96.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.846, 87.15, 71.529)`
Decimal	`16445647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF0CF, 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 #FAF0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #FAF0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf0cf; }
.text { color: #faf0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 240 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf0cf, #effacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FAF0CF?: #FAF0CF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Ice. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF0CF?: The RGB value is 250, 240, 207: 250 red, 240 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF0CF?: The complementary color is #CFD9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.