Information about #FAFAEF color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored golden yellow, #FAFAEF is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Bianca (#F9F8F0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Filmpro White (#F9F6ED) and Floral White (#FFFAF0).
In RGB terms — rgb(250, 250, 239) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAFAEF: 20.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAFAEF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#FAFAEF color variations
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#FAFAEF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAFAEF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAFAEF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAFAEF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAFAEF 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FAFAEF color
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Nearest named colors to #FAFAEF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F9F8F0
#F9F6ED
#FFFAF0
#FCFFF0
#FFFBF1
#FBF8F4
#F7F6F2
#FBFAF5
#FAF9F5
#F7F9F5
#FFF5EE
#FFFFF0
#FAFAEF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAFAEF
- RGB250, 250, 239
- CMYK0, 0, 4, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 250, 239)
- HSL60°, 52%, 96%
- HSL Precise60°, 52.381%, 95.882%
- HSV60°, 4%, 98%
- HSB60°, 4%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.980, 0.937)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.980, 0.937, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.980, 0.937)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB98%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDFAFAEF
- DECIMAL ID16448239
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
