Information about #FAF7D9 color

#FAF7D9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAF7D9 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 247, 217) — 98% red, 96.9% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 13 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #FAF7D9 is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blonde (#FBF6D9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are White Nectar (#F8F6D8) and Warm Light (#FCF9D9).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 247, 217) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FAF7D9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 19.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.1:1. No one has named #FAF7D9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FAF7D9 color variations

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

#FAF7D9 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 #FAF7D9

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

Blonde color link
Blonde

#FBF6D9

White Nectar color link
White Nectar

#F8F6D8

Warm Light color link
Warm Light

#FCF9D9

Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

#FCF4DC

Warm White color link
Warm White

#FDF4DC

Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

#FBF2DB

Cornsilk color link
Cornsilk

#FFF8DC

Beige color link
Beige

#F5F5DC

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF7D9
  • RGB250, 247, 217
  • CMYK0, 1, 13, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 247, 217)
  • HSL55°, 77%, 92%
  • HSL Precise54.545°, 76.744%, 91.569%
  • HSV55°, 13%, 98%
  • HSB55°, 13%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.969
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.969, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.969, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.969, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF7D9
  • DECIMAL ID16447449
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01