Information about Seashell White color

#FAF9F5 - Seashell White color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAF9F5, known as "Seashell White", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 249, 245) — 98% red, 97.6% green, 96.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FAF9F5 reads as a softly balanced golden yellow and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel White (#FAF8F6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft White (#FBFAF5) and Luxury Pearl (#FBF8F4).

The recipe behind #FAF9F5 is rgb(250, 249, 245), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 19.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Seashell White" in the Register.

Seashell White color variations

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

Seashell White color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Seashell White

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White

#FFFFFF

Seashell White color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Seashell White color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Seashell White 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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Seashell White

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Seashell 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
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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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Seashell White

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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 Seashell White

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

Soft White color link
Soft White

#FBFAF5

Pastel White color link
Pastel White

#FAF8F6

Luxury Pearl color link
Luxury Pearl

#FBF8F4

Lena Griffin color link
Lena Griffin

#F7F9F5

Metallic White color link
Metallic White

#FBFCF6

Guyabano color link
Guyabano

#F8F8F8

Black Haze color link
Black Haze

#F6F7F7

Luxury White color link
Luxury White

#FAFAFA

Quarter Alabaster color link
Quarter Alabaster

#F7F6F2

Quarter Bianca color link
Quarter Bianca

#F9F8F0

Pinkish White color link
Pinkish White

#FFF6F6

Cultured color link
Cultured

#F5F5F5

Seashell White color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF9F5
  • RGB250, 249, 245
  • CMYK0, 0, 2, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 249, 245)
  • HSL48°, 33%, 97%
  • HSL Precise48°, 33.333%, 97.059%
  • HSV48°, 2%, 98%
  • HSB48°, 2%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.976, 0.961)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.976, 0.961, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.976, 0.961)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB96.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF9F5
  • DECIMAL ID16447989
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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