Information about #FAE6C6 color

#FAE6C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAE6C6 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 230, 198) — 98% red, 90.2% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 20 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively orange, #FAE6C6 glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Derby (#F9E4C6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Egg Sour (#F9E4C5) and Pipi (#F5E6C4).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 230, 198) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FAE6C6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAE6C6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAE6C6 color variations

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

#FAE6C6 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 #FAE6C6

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

Derby color link
Derby

#F9E4C6

Egg Sour color link
Egg Sour

#F9E4C5

Pipi color link
Pipi

#F5E6C4

Bisque color link
Bisque

#FFE4C4

Soft Whisper color link
Soft Whisper

#F8EACA

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Half Vienna color link
Half Vienna

#F3E5C3

Champagne color link
Champagne

#F7E7CE

Pastel Peach color link
Pastel Peach

#F7DFC2

Lumber color link
Lumber

#FFE4CD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE6C6
  • RGB250, 230, 198
  • CMYK0, 8, 20, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 230, 198)
  • HSL37°, 84%, 88%
  • HSL Precise36.923°, 83.871%, 87.843%
  • HSV37°, 21%, 98%
  • HSB37°, 21%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.902, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.902, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.902, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAE6C6
  • DECIMAL ID16443078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01