What color is #FAF3BF?

#FAF3BF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF3BF?

The RGB value is 250, 243, 191: 250 red, 243 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF3BF?

The complementary color is #BFC6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF3BF color

#FAF3BF rgb(250, 243, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF3BF is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.3% green and 74.9% blue (250, 243, 191).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fondue (#FDF5C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#FAF3BF color codes

HEX	`#FAF3BF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 243, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.24, -5.68, 25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.24, 26.6, 102.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.879, 88.188, 62.042)`
Decimal	`16446399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF3BF, 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 #FAF3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	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 #FAF3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf3bf; }
.text { color: #faf3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 243 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf3bf, #e3fabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF3BF?: #FAF3BF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF3BF?: The RGB value is 250, 243, 191: 250 red, 243 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF3BF?: The complementary color is #BFC6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.