What color is #FAF2D4?

#FAF2D4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Luxury. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF2D4?

The RGB value is 250, 242, 212: 250 red, 242 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF2D4?

The complementary color is #D4DCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF2D4 color

#FAF2D4 rgb(250, 242, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF2D4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.9% green and 83.1% blue (250, 242, 212).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 79% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Luxury (#FBF4D6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#FAF2D4 color codes

HEX	`#FAF2D4`
RGB	`rgb(250, 242, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 79%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 15%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.41, -2.17, 15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.41, 15.6, 97.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.059, 88.583, 74.997)`
Decimal	`16446164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF2D4, 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 #FAF2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #FAF2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf2d4; }
.text { color: #faf2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 242 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf2d4, #effad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FAF2D4?: #FAF2D4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Luxury. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF2D4?: The RGB value is 250, 242, 212: 250 red, 242 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF2D4?: The complementary color is #D4DCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.