What color is #FAF0D7?

#FAF0D7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Pearl. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF0D7?

The RGB value is 250, 240, 215: 250 red, 240 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF0D7?

The complementary color is #D7E1FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF0D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF0D7 color

#FAF0D7 rgb(250, 240, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF0D7 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.1% green and 84.3% blue (250, 240, 215).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 78% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Polished Pearl (#F8EDD3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#FAF0D7 color codes

HEX	`#FAF0D7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 240, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 78%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.97, -0.7, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.97, 13.31, 93.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.849, 87.552, 76.811)`
Decimal	`16445655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF0D7, 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 #FAF0D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF0D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #FAF0D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf0d7; }
.text { color: #faf0d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf0d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 240 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf0d7, #f2fad7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FAF0D7?: #FAF0D7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Pearl. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF0D7?: The RGB value is 250, 240, 215: 250 red, 240 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF0D7?: The complementary color is #D7E1FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF0D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.