What color is #FAFEEB?

#FAFEEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFEEB?

The RGB value is 250, 254, 235: 250 red, 254 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFEEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAFEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.44:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFEEB color

#FAFEEB rgb(250, 254, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFEEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 99.6% green and 92.2% blue (250, 254, 235).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.44:1).

#FAFEEB color codes

HEX	`#FAFEEB`
RGB	`rgb(250, 254, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 99.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.91, -4.57, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.91, 9.76, 117.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.859, 97.206, 92.61)`
Decimal	`16449259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFEEB, 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 #FAFEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.44:1	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 #FAFEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafeeb; }
.text { color: #fafeeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafeeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 254 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafeeb, #f1feeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAFEEB?: #FAFEEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFEEB?: The RGB value is 250, 254, 235: 250 red, 254 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFEEB?: The complementary color is #EFEBFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.44:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.