What color is #FFFAE0?

#FFFAE0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAE0?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 224: 255 red, 250 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAE0?

The complementary color is #E0E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAE0 color

#FFFAE0 rgb(255, 250, 224)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFAE0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 87.8% blue (255, 250, 224).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20:1).

#FFFAE0 color codes

HEX	`#FFFAE0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.04, -2.61, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.04, 13.33, 101.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.879, 95.014, 84.164)`
Decimal	`16775904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAE0, 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 #FFFAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20:1	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 #FFFAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffae0; }
.text { color: #fffae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffae0, #f5ffe0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFAE0?: #FFFAE0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAE0?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 224: 255 red, 250 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAE0?: The complementary color is #E0E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.