Information about #FAEFD8 color

#FAEFD8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAEFD8 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 239, 216) — 98% red, 93.7% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 13 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #FAEFD8 radiates an almost-white brightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Dutch White (#FBF0D6). Slightly further away sit Island Spice (#F8EDDB) and Antique White (#FAEBD7).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 239, 216)), which gives #FAEFD8 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 18.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAEFD8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAEFD8 color variations

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

#FAEFD8 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 #FAEFD8

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAEFD8
  • RGB250, 239, 216
  • CMYK0, 4, 13, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 239, 216)
  • HSL41°, 77%, 91%
  • HSL Precise40.588°, 77.273%, 91.373%
  • HSV41°, 14%, 98%
  • HSB41°, 14%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.937, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.937, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.937, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAEFD8
  • DECIMAL ID16445400
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01