Information about #FADED9 color

#FADED9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FADED9 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 222, 217) — 98% red, 87.1% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 13 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FADED9 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and radiates an almost-white brightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Remy (#F6DEDA). Slightly further away sit Cinderella (#FDE1DC) and Soft Pale Pink (#F9D9D8).

The recipe behind #FADED9 is rgb(250, 222, 217), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FADED9: 16.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FADED9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FADED9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FADED9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Remy color link
Remy

#F6DEDA

Cinderella color link
Cinderella

#FDE1DC

Pale Pink color link
Pale Pink

#FADADD

Soft Blush color link
Soft Blush

#F8E0DE

Sentimental color link
Sentimental

#FFE1D4

Pippin color link
Pippin

#FCDBD2

Cherub color link
Cherub

#F5D7DC

Bridesmaid color link
Bridesmaid

#FAE6DF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FADED9
  • RGB250, 222, 217
  • CMYK0, 11, 13, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 222, 217)
  • HSL9°, 77%, 92%
  • HSL Precise9.091°, 76.744%, 91.569%
  • HSV9°, 13%, 98%
  • HSB9°, 13%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.871, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.871, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.871, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFADED9
  • DECIMAL ID16441049
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01