Information about #FAF9C2 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAF9C2 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(250, 249, 194) (98% red, 97.6% green, 76.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 22 / 2 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAF9C2 presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Egg Shell (#FFFCC4). Slightly further away sit Daisy Chain (#F8F3C4) and Pale Apple Green (#F7FFC2).

The recipe behind #FAF9C2 is rgb(250, 249, 194), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF9C2: 19.4:1 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.

#FAF9C2 color variations

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

#FAF9C2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAF9C2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAF9C2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAF9C2 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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#FAF9C2 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 #FAF9C2

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

Egg Shell color link
Egg Shell

#FFFCC4

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Pale Apple Green color link
Pale Apple Green

#F7FFC2

Very Pale Yellow color link
Very Pale Yellow

#FFFFBF

Light Ivory color link
Light Ivory

#FFF8C9

Evaline Yellow color link
Evaline Yellow

#FFF4C7

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Carla color link
Carla

#F5F9CB

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Corn Field color link
Corn Field

#F8FACD

Mimosa color link
Mimosa

#F5F5CC

Lemon Chiffon color link
Lemon Chiffon

#FFFACD

#FAF9C2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF9C2
  • RGB250, 249, 194
  • CMYK0, 0, 22, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 249, 194)
  • HSL59°, 85%, 87%
  • HSL Precise58.929°, 84.848%, 87.059%
  • HSV59°, 22%, 98%
  • HSB59°, 22%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.976, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.976, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.976, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF9C2
  • DECIMAL ID16447938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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