What color is #FAF6DA?

#FAF6DA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Transcendence. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF6DA?

The RGB value is 250, 246, 218: 250 red, 246 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF6DA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAF6DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF6DA color

#FAF6DA rgb(250, 246, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF6DA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 96.5% green and 85.5% blue (250, 246, 218).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 76% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Transcendence (#F8F4D8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#FAF6DA color codes

HEX	`#FAF6DA`
RGB	`rgb(250, 246, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 96.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 76%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.53, -3.27, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.53, 14.34, 103.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.034, 91.298, 79.459)`
Decimal	`16447194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF6DA, 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 #FAF6DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF6DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	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 #FAF6DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf6da; }
.text { color: #faf6da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf6da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 246 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf6da, #eefada); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF6DA?: #FAF6DA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Transcendence. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF6DA?: The RGB value is 250, 246, 218: 250 red, 246 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF6DA?: The complementary color is #DADEFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF6DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.