What color is #FDFAE1?

#FDFAE1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Promenade. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFAE1?

The RGB value is 253, 250, 225: 253 red, 250 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFAE1?

The complementary color is #E1E4FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFAE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFAE1 color

#FDFAE1 rgb(253, 250, 225)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDFAE1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 98% green and 88.2% blue (253, 250, 225).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Promenade (#F8F6DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.94:1).

#FDFAE1 color codes

HEX	`#FDFAE1`
RGB	`rgb(253, 250, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 98%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.91, -3.14, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.91, 12.75, 104.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.283, 94.691, 84.846)`
Decimal	`16644833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFAE1, 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 #FDFAE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFAE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.94:1	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 #FDFAE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdfae1; }
.text { color: #fdfae1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdfae1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 250 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdfae1, #f2fde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #FDFAE1?: #FDFAE1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Promenade. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFAE1?: The RGB value is 253, 250, 225: 253 red, 250 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFAE1?: The complementary color is #E1E4FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFAE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.