What color is #FDFAEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #FDFAEF?

The RGB value is 253, 250, 239: 253 red, 250 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFAEF?

The complementary color is #EFF2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFAEF color

#FDFAEF rgb(253, 250, 239)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 98% green and 93.7% blue (253, 250, 239).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 78% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Floral White (#FFFAF0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#FDFAEF color codes

HEX	`#FDFAEF`
RGB	`rgb(253, 250, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 98%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 78%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.23, -0.88, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.23, 5.69, 98.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.271, 95.486, 95.32)`
Decimal	`16644847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFAEF, 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 #FDFAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #FDFAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdfaef; }
.text { color: #fdfaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdfaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 250 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdfaef, #f9fdef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FDFAEF?: #FDFAEF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Floral White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFAEF?: The RGB value is 253, 250, 239: 253 red, 250 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFAEF?: The complementary color is #EFF2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.