Information about #FAF4E0 color

#FAF4E0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAF4E0 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(250, 244, 224) (98% red, 95.7% green, 87.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 10 / 2 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FAF4E0 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and radiates an almost-white brightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Dutch White (#FBF4DF). Slightly further away sit Promenade (#F8F6DF) and Chilean Heath (#F9F7DE).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 244, 224) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 19.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAF4E0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAF4E0 color variations

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

#FAF4E0 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 #FAF4E0

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

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

#FCF4DC

Warm White color link
Warm White

#FDF4DC

Taco Shell color link
Taco Shell

#F7F4E4

Soft Cream color link
Soft Cream

#F9F9E0

Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

#FBF2DB

Beige color link
Beige

#F5F5DC

Old Lace color link
Old Lace

#FDF5E6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF4E0
  • RGB250, 244, 224
  • CMYK0, 2, 10, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 244, 224)
  • HSL46°, 72%, 93%
  • HSL Precise46.154°, 72.222%, 92.941%
  • HSV46°, 10%, 98%
  • HSB46°, 10%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.957, 0.878)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.957, 0.878, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.957, 0.878)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF4E0
  • DECIMAL ID16446688
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01