What color is #FCFAE4?

#FCFAE4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFAE4?

The RGB value is 252, 250, 228: 252 red, 250 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFAE4?

The complementary color is #E4E6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.93:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFAE4 color

#FCFAE4 rgb(252, 250, 228)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFAE4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98% green and 89.4% blue (252, 250, 228).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 80% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Diamond (#FAF7E2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.93:1).

#FCFAE4 color codes

HEX	`#FCFAE4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 250, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 98%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 80%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.9, -3.01, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.9, 11.2, 105.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.332, 94.669, 87.003)`
Decimal	`16579300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFAE4, 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 #FCFAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.93:1	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 #FCFAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfae4; }
.text { color: #fcfae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 250 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfae4, #f2fce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #FCFAE4?: #FCFAE4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFAE4?: The RGB value is 252, 250, 228: 252 red, 250 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFAE4?: The complementary color is #E4E6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.93:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.