What color is #FAF4C5?

#FAF4C5 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 #FAF4C5?

The RGB value is 250, 244, 197: 250 red, 244 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF4C5?

The complementary color is #C5CBFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF4C5 color

#FAF4C5 rgb(250, 244, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF4C5 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.7% green and 77.3% blue (250, 244, 197).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fondue (#FDF5C4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#FAF4C5 color codes

HEX	`#FAF4C5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 244, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.6, -5.35, 23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.6, 24.03, 102.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.853, 89.058, 65.69)`
Decimal	`16446661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF4C5, 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 #FAF4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #FAF4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf4c5; }
.text { color: #faf4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 244 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf4c5, #e5fac5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAF4C5?: #FAF4C5 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 #FAF4C5?: The RGB value is 250, 244, 197: 250 red, 244 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF4C5?: The complementary color is #C5CBFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.