What color is #FAF0EB?

#FAF0EB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF0EB?

The RGB value is 250, 240, 235: 250 red, 240 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF0EB?

The complementary color is #EBF5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF0EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF0EB color

#FAF0EB rgb(250, 240, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF0EB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.1% green and 92.2% blue (250, 240, 235).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 60% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Seashell (#FFF5EE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#FAF0EB color codes

HEX	`#FAF0EB`
RGB	`rgb(250, 240, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 60%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.43, 2.51, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.43, 4.39, 55.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.578, 88.643, 91.183)`
Decimal	`16445675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF0EB, 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 #FAF0EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF0EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #FAF0EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf0eb; }
.text { color: #faf0eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf0eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 240 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf0eb, #faf8eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAF0EB?: #FAF0EB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF0EB?: The RGB value is 250, 240, 235: 250 red, 240 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF0EB?: The complementary color is #EBF5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF0EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.