What color is #FFFAEB?

#FFFAEB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAEB?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 235: 255 red, 250 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAEB?

The complementary color is #EBF0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAEB color

#FFFAEB rgb(255, 250, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFAEB is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 92.2% blue (255, 250, 235).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Toasted Marshmallow Fluff (#FFF9EB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#FFFAEB color codes

HEX	`#FFFAEB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.29, -0.86, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.29, 7.82, 96.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.419, 95.63, 92.276)`
Decimal	`16775915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAEB, 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 #FFFAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #FFFAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffaeb; }
.text { color: #fffaeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffaeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffaeb, #faffeb); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFAEB?: #FFFAEB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAEB?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 235: 255 red, 250 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAEB?: The complementary color is #EBF0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.