What color is #FAFAE9?

#FAFAE9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Placebo Yellow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFAE9?

The RGB value is 250, 250, 233: 250 red, 250 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFAE9?

The complementary color is #E9E9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFAE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFAE9 color

#FAFAE9 rgb(250, 250, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFAE9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 98% green and 91.4% blue (250, 250, 233).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 63% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Placebo Yellow (#FCFBEB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.92:1).

#FAFAE9 color codes

HEX	`#FAFAE9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 250, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 98%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 63%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.86, -2.89, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.86, 8.65, 109.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.316, 94.579, 90.678)`
Decimal	`16448233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFAE9, 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 #FAFAE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFAE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.92:1	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 #FAFAE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafae9; }
.text { color: #fafae9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafae9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 250 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafae9, #f2fae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAFAE9?: #FAFAE9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Placebo Yellow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFAE9?: The RGB value is 250, 250, 233: 250 red, 250 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFAE9?: The complementary color is #E9E9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFAE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.