Information about #FAF6D9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAF6D9 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 246, 217) — 98% red, 96.5% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 13 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FAF6D9 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and radiates an almost-white brightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blonde (#FBF6D9). Slightly further away sit White Nectar (#F8F6D8) and Citrine White (#FAF7D6).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 246, 217)), which gives #FAF6D9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF6D9: 19.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FAF6D9 color variations

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

#FAF6D9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAF6D9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAF6D9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAF6D9 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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#FAF6D9 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 #FAF6D9

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

Blonde color link
Blonde

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White Nectar color link
White Nectar

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Citrine White color link
Citrine White

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Warm Light color link
Warm Light

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Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

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Hint Of Yellow color link
Hint Of Yellow

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Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

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Warm White color link
Warm White

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Chilean Heath color link
Chilean Heath

#F9F7DE

Beige color link
Beige

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Cornsilk color link
Cornsilk

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Promenade color link
Promenade

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#FAF6D9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF6D9
  • RGB250, 246, 217
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 246, 217)
  • HSL53°, 77%, 92%
  • HSL Precise52.727°, 76.744%, 91.569%
  • HSV53°, 13%, 98%
  • HSB53°, 13%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.965, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.965, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.965, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF6D9
  • DECIMAL ID16447193
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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