Information about #FAF9AD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FAF9AD presents itself as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shalimar (#F8F6A8). Slightly further away sit Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9) and Tidal (#F1FFAD).
The recipe behind #FAF9AD is rgb(250, 249, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 19.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAF9AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#FAF9AD color variations
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#FAF9AD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAF9AD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAF9AD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAF9AD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAF9AD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FAF9AD color
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Nearest named colors to #FAF9AD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F8F6A8
#F6F3A9
#F1FFAD
#FCFFA4
#FBEEAC
#EFF8AA
#FFFEB6
#FFFFB6
#FFFFA3
#F9F59F
#FFEFA1
#FFF39E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAF9AD
- RGB250, 249, 173
- CMYK0, 0, 30, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 249, 173)
- HSL59°, 89%, 83%
- HSL Precise59.221°, 88.506%, 82.941%
- HSV59°, 31%, 98%
- HSB59°, 31%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.976, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.976, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.976, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFAF9AD
- DECIMAL ID16447917
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
