What color is #FAFFBA?

#FAFFBA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFFBA?

The RGB value is 250, 255, 186: 250 red, 255 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFFBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAFFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFFBA color

#FAFFBA rgb(250, 255, 186)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FAFFBA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 100% green and 72.9% blue (250, 255, 186).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sour Veil (#FFFFBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.08:1).

#FAFFBA color codes

HEX	`#FAFFBA`
RGB	`rgb(250, 255, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 100%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.19, -12.28, 32.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.19, 34.76, 110.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.047, 95.39, 60.429)`
Decimal	`16449466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFFBA, 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 #FAFFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.08:1	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 #FAFFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faffba; }
.text { color: #faffba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faffba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 255 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faffba, #d8ffba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FAFFBA?: #FAFFBA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFFBA?: The RGB value is 250, 255, 186: 250 red, 255 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFFBA?: The complementary color is #BFBAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.