What color is #FAF8EC?

#FAF8EC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rapture’s Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF8EC?

The RGB value is 250, 248, 236: 250 red, 248 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF8EC?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAF8EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF8EC color

#FAF8EC rgb(250, 248, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF8EC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 97.3% green and 92.5% blue (250, 248, 236).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Rapture’s Light (#F6F3E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#FAF8EC color codes

HEX	`#FAF8EC`
RGB	`rgb(250, 248, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 97.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.44, -1.39, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.44, 6.15, 103.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.13, 93.515, 92.748)`
Decimal	`16447724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF8EC, 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 #FAF8EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF8EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	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 #FAF8EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf8ec; }
.text { color: #faf8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf8ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 248 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf8ec, #f5faec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #FAF8EC?: #FAF8EC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rapture’s Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF8EC?: The RGB value is 250, 248, 236: 250 red, 248 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF8EC?: The complementary color is #ECEEFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF8EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.