Information about #FAAE99 color

#FAAE99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAAE99 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 174, 153) — 98% red, 68.2% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 38 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FAAE99 reads as a maximally vivid red and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Pale Salmon (#FFB19A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Salmon (#F4A999) and Very Light Scarlet (#FFAA9E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 174, 153)), which gives #FAAE99 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAAE99: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAAE99 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAAE99 color variations

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

#FAAE99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAAE99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAAE99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAAE99 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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#FAAE99 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 #FAAE99

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

Pale Salmon color link
Pale Salmon

#FFB19A

Soft Salmon color link
Soft Salmon

#F4A999

Very Light Scarlet color link
Very Light Scarlet

#FFAA9E

Mandys Pink color link
Mandys Pink

#F5B799

Pictionary Pink color link
Pictionary Pink

#F3B596

Goddess color link
Goddess

#FBAB8F

Very Light Vermilion color link
Very Light Vermilion

#FFB69E

Rose Bud color link
Rose Bud

#FBB2A3

Wax Flower color link
Wax Flower

#EEB39E

Nature Apricot color link
Nature Apricot

#FEB7A5

Washed Out Crimson color link
Washed Out Crimson

#FFB3A7

Apricot Ice color link
Apricot Ice

#FBBE99

#FAAE99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAAE99
  • RGB250, 174, 153
  • CMYK0, 30, 38, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 174, 153)
  • HSL13°, 91%, 79%
  • HSL Precise12.99°, 90.654%, 79.02%
  • HSV13°, 39%, 98%
  • HSB13°, 39%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.682, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.682, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.682, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAAE99
  • DECIMAL ID16428697
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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