Information about #FAF8DA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAF8DA falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 248, 218) — 98% red, 97.3% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 13 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FAF8DA reads as a vivid, lively 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 Warm Light (#FCF9D9) and White Nectar (#F8F6D8).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 248, 218) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF8DA: 19.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. No one has named #FAF8DA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FAF8DA color variations

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

#FAF8DA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAF8DA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAF8DA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAF8DA 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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#FAF8DA 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 #FAF8DA

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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Warm Light color link
Warm Light

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White Nectar color link
White Nectar

#F8F6D8

Citrine White color link
Citrine White

#FAF7D6

Chilean Heath color link
Chilean Heath

#F9F7DE

Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

#FCF4DC

Warm White color link
Warm White

#FDF4DC

Cornsilk color link
Cornsilk

#FFF8DC

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Hint Of Yellow color link
Hint Of Yellow

#F6F5D7

Beige color link
Beige

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Early Dawn color link
Early Dawn

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#FAF8DA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF8DA
  • RGB250, 248, 218
  • CMYK0, 1, 13, 2
  • HSL56°, 76%, 92%
  • HSL Precise56.25°, 76.19%, 91.765%
  • HSV56°, 13%, 98%
  • HSB56°, 13%, 98%
  • HEX IDFAF8DA
  • DECIMAL ID16447706
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
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