What color is #FAF9EE?

#FAF9EE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF9EE?

The RGB value is 250, 249, 238: 250 red, 249 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF9EE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAF9EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF9EE color

#FAF9EE rgb(250, 249, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF9EE is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 97.6% green and 93.3% blue (250, 249, 238).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Engulfed in Light (#F5F3E9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#FAF9EE color codes

HEX	`#FAF9EE`
RGB	`rgb(250, 249, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 97.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.73, -1.56, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.73, 5.61, 106.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.73, 94.249, 94.39)`
Decimal	`16447982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF9EE, 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 #FAF9EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF9EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	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 #FAF9EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf9ee; }
.text { color: #faf9ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf9ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 249 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf9ee, #f5faee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF9EE?: #FAF9EE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF9EE?: The RGB value is 250, 249, 238: 250 red, 249 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF9EE?: The complementary color is #EEEFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF9EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.