What color is #FAF4E4?

#FAF4E4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Whiskers. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF4E4?

The RGB value is 250, 244, 228: 250 red, 244 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF4E4?

The complementary color is #E4EAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF4E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF4E4 color

#FAF4E4 rgb(250, 244, 228)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF4E4 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.7% green and 89.4% blue (250, 244, 228).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 69% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Whiskers (#F6F1E2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.13:1).

#FAF4E4 color codes

HEX	`#FAF4E4`
RGB	`rgb(250, 244, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.7%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 69%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.26, -0.68, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.26, 8.44, 94.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.777, 90.628, 86.358)`
Decimal	`16446692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF4E4, 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 #FAF4E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF4E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	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 #FAF4E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf4e4; }
.text { color: #faf4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf4e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 244 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf4e4, #f5fae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF4E4?: #FAF4E4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Whiskers. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF4E4?: The RGB value is 250, 244, 228: 250 red, 244 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF4E4?: The complementary color is #E4EAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF4E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.