What color is #FAFFEC?

#FAFFEC 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 #FAFFEC?

The RGB value is 250, 255, 236: 250 red, 255 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFFEC?

The complementary color is #F1ECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.58:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFFEC color

#FAFFEC rgb(250, 255, 236)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 100% green and 92.5% blue (250, 255, 236).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 100% 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.58:1).

#FAFFEC color codes

HEX	`#FAFFEC`
RGB	`rgb(250, 255, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 100%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.18, -4.9, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.18, 9.82, 119.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.322, 97.9, 93.479)`
Decimal	`16449516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFFEC, 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 #FAFFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.58:1	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 #FAFFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faffec; }
.text { color: #faffec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faffec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 255 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faffec, #f1ffec); }

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Questions

What color is #FAFFEC?: #FAFFEC 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 #FAFFEC?: The RGB value is 250, 255, 236: 250 red, 255 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFFEC?: The complementary color is #F1ECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.58:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.