What color is #FAFCEE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FAFCEE?

The RGB value is 250, 252, 238: 250 red, 252 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFCEE?

The complementary color is #F0EEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFCEE color

#FAFCEE rgb(250, 252, 238)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 98.8% green and 93.3% blue (250, 252, 238).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 70% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.22:1).

#FAFCEE color codes

HEX	`#FAFCEE`
RGB	`rgb(250, 252, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 98.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 70%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.48, -3.07, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.48, 7.16, 115.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.665, 96.118, 94.701)`
Decimal	`16448750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFCEE, 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 #FAFCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.22:1	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 #FAFCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafcee; }
.text { color: #fafcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 252 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafcee, #f3fcee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAFCEE?: #FAFCEE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFCEE?: The RGB value is 250, 252, 238: 250 red, 252 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFCEE?: The complementary color is #F0EEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.