Information about #FAF3DD color

#FAF3DD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAF3DD is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 243, 221) — 98% red, 95.3% green, 86.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 11 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAF3DD presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Early Dawn (#FBF2DB). Slightly further away sit Quarter Dutch White (#FBF4DF) and Pearl Lusta (#FCF4DC).

The recipe behind #FAF3DD is rgb(250, 243, 221), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 18.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAF3DD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAF3DD color variations

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

#FAF3DD 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 #FAF3DD

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

Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

#FBF2DB

Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

#FCF4DC

Warm White color link
Warm White

#FDF4DC

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Blonde color link
Blonde

#FBF6D9

Beige color link
Beige

#F5F5DC

White Nectar color link
White Nectar

#F8F6D8

Peach Cream color link
Peach Cream

#FFF0DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF3DD
  • RGB250, 243, 221
  • CMYK0, 3, 11, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 243, 221)
  • HSL46°, 74%, 92%
  • HSL Precise45.517°, 74.359%, 92.353%
  • HSV46°, 12%, 98%
  • HSB46°, 12%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.953, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.953, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.953, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF3DD
  • DECIMAL ID16446429
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01