Information about #FAF6DE color

#FAF6DE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAF6DE belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 246, 222) — 98% red, 96.5% green, 87.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 11 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FAF6DE reads as a vivid, lively sunny yellow and radiates an almost-white brightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chilean Heath (#F9F7DE). Slightly further away sit Promenade (#F8F6DF) and Quarter Dutch White (#FBF4DF).

The recipe behind #FAF6DE is rgb(250, 246, 222), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF6DE: 19.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. No one has named #FAF6DE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FAF6DE color variations

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

#FAF6DE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Gheist

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White

#FFFFFF

#FAF6DE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAF6DE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAF6DE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FAF6DE 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FAF6DE

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

Chilean Heath color link
Chilean Heath

#F9F7DE

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Quarter Dutch White color link
Quarter Dutch White

#FBF4DF

Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

#FCF4DC

Soft Cream color link
Soft Cream

#F9F9E0

Warm White color link
Warm White

#FDF4DC

Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

#FBF2DB

Blonde color link
Blonde

#FBF6D9

Beige color link
Beige

#F5F5DC

Cornsilk color link
Cornsilk

#FFF8DC

Double Bianca color link
Double Bianca

#FFF5E1

Warm Light color link
Warm Light

#FCF9D9

#FAF6DE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF6DE
  • RGB250, 246, 222
  • CMYK0, 2, 11, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 246, 222)
  • HSL51°, 74%, 93%
  • HSL Precise51.429°, 73.684%, 92.549%
  • HSV51°, 11%, 98%
  • HSB51°, 11%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.965, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.965, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.965, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF6DE
  • DECIMAL ID16447198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers333 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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