Information about Antique White color

#FAEBD7 - Antique White color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAEBD7 ("Antique White") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(250, 235, 215) (98% red, 92.2% green, 84.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 6 / 14 / 2 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAEBD7 presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that is nearly as bright as white. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Serenade (#FCE9D7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Island Spice (#F8EDDB) and Half Dutch White (#FBF0D6).

The recipe behind #FAEBD7 is rgb(250, 235, 215), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FAEBD7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Antique White" in the Register.

Antique White color variations

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

Antique White 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 Antique White

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Serenade color link
Serenade

#FCE9D7

Island Spice color link
Island Spice

#F8EDDB

Bridal Heath color link
Bridal Heath

#F8EBDD

Varden color link
Varden

#FDEFD3

Papaya Whip color link
Papaya Whip

#FFEFD5

Janna color link
Janna

#F4EBD3

Flesh color link
Flesh

#FFE9D1

Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

#FBF2DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAEBD7
  • RGB250, 235, 215
  • CMYK0, 6, 14, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 235, 215)
  • HSL34°, 78%, 91%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 77.778%, 91.176%
  • HSV34°, 14%, 98%
  • HSB34°, 14%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.922, 0.843)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.922, 0.843, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.922, 0.843)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAEBD7
  • DECIMAL ID16444375
  • Name Length13
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