What color is #FAF2D0?

#FAF2D0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hint of Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF2D0?

The RGB value is 250, 242, 208: 250 red, 242 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF2D0?

The complementary color is #D0D8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF2D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF2D0 color

#FAF2D0 rgb(250, 242, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF2D0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.9% green and 81.6% blue (250, 242, 208).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Yellow (#FAF1CD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#FAF2D0 color codes

HEX	`#FAF2D0`
RGB	`rgb(250, 242, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.32, -2.77, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.32, 17.61, 99.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.561, 88.383, 72.373)`
Decimal	`16446160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF2D0, 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 #FAF2D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF2D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #FAF2D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf2d0; }
.text { color: #faf2d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf2d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 242 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf2d0, #edfad0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FAF2D0?: #FAF2D0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hint of Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF2D0?: The RGB value is 250, 242, 208: 250 red, 242 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF2D0?: The complementary color is #D0D8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF2D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.