Information about #FAE2AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAE2AD is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 226, 173) — 98% red, 88.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 30 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FAE2AD presents itself as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Peach Yellow (#FADFAD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Peach (#FFE5AD) and Honeymoon (#F4E1AF).

The recipe behind #FAE2AD is rgb(250, 226, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FAE2AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. No one has named #FAE2AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FAE2AD color variations

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

#FAE2AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE2AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE2AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE2AD 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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#FAE2AD 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 #FAE2AD

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

Peach Yellow color link
Peach Yellow

#FADFAD

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

Navajo White color link
Navajo White

#FFDEAD

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Wheat color link
Wheat

#F5DEB3

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Cape Honey color link
Cape Honey

#FEE0A5

Pastel Caramel color link
Pastel Caramel

#FFDDB3

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

#FAE2AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE2AD
  • RGB250, 226, 173
  • CMYK0, 9, 30, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 226, 173)
  • HSL41°, 89%, 83%
  • HSL Precise41.299°, 88.506%, 82.941%
  • HSV41°, 31%, 98%
  • HSB41°, 31%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.886, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.886, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.886, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE2AD
  • DECIMAL ID16442029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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