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Information about #FAF8E2 color

#FAF8E2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAF8E2 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 248, 226) — 98% red, 97.3% green, 88.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 9 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FAF8E2 is a strongly colored golden yellow that radiates an almost-white brightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Cream (#F9F9E0). Slightly further away sit Promenade (#F8F6DF) and Gheist (#FBF8E6).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 248, 226) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF8E2: 19.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FAF8E2 color variations

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

#FAF8E2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAF8E2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAF8E2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAF8E2 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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#FAF8E2 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 #FAF8E2

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

Soft Cream color link
Soft Cream

#F9F9E0

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Gheist color link
Gheist

#FBF8E6

Chilean Heath color link
Chilean Heath

#F9F7DE

Very Pale Amber color link
Very Pale Amber

#FFF8E2

Quarter Dutch White color link
Quarter Dutch White

#FBF4DF

Gin Fizz color link
Gin Fizz

#FFF9E2

Old Lace color link
Old Lace

#FDF5E6

Double Bianca color link
Double Bianca

#FFF5E1

Eighth Dutch White color link
Eighth Dutch White

#F9F4E7

Cosmic Latte color link
Cosmic Latte

#FFF8E7

Pomelo White color link
Pomelo White

#F9FFE3

#FAF8E2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF8E2
  • RGB250, 248, 226
  • CMYK0, 1, 9, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 248, 226)
  • HSL55°, 71%, 93%
  • HSL Precise55°, 70.588%, 93.333%
  • HSV55°, 10%, 98%
  • HSB55°, 10%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.973, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.973, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.973, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF8E2
  • DECIMAL ID16447714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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