What color is #FAF7E7?

#FAF7E7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF7E7?

The RGB value is 250, 247, 231: 250 red, 247 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF7E7?

The complementary color is #E7EAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF7E7 color

#FAF7E7 rgb(250, 247, 231)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF7E7 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 96.9% green and 90.6% blue (250, 247, 231).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 66% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Flickering Firefly (#F8F6E6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.52:1).

#FAF7E7 color codes

HEX	`#FAF7E7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 247, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 96.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 66%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.07, -1.71, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.07, 8.22, 101.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.107, 92.616, 88.874)`
Decimal	`16447463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF7E7, 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 #FAF7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.52:1	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 #FAF7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf7e7; }
.text { color: #faf7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 247 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf7e7, #f3fae7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #FAF7E7?: #FAF7E7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF7E7?: The RGB value is 250, 247, 231: 250 red, 247 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF7E7?: The complementary color is #E7EAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.