Information about #FAF4CD color

#FAF4CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAF4CD falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 244, 205) — 98% red, 95.7% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 18 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #FAF4CD is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Barley White (#FFF4CE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moon Glow (#F5F3CE) and Mimosa (#F5F5CC).

The recipe behind #FAF4CD is rgb(250, 244, 205), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF4CD: 18.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAF4CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAF4CD color variations

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

#FAF4CD 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 #FAF4CD

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

Barley White color link
Barley White

#FFF4CE

Moon Glow color link
Moon Glow

#F5F3CE

Mimosa color link
Mimosa

#F5F5CC

Soft Blonde color link
Soft Blonde

#FEF6D1

China Ivory color link
China Ivory

#FBF3D3

Corn Field color link
Corn Field

#F8FACD

Carla color link
Carla

#F5F9CB

Baja White color link
Baja White

#FFF8D1

Light Ivory color link
Light Ivory

#FFF8C9

Pale color link
Pale

#FFF9D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF4CD
  • RGB250, 244, 205
  • CMYK0, 2, 18, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 244, 205)
  • HSL52°, 82%, 89%
  • HSL Precise52°, 81.818%, 89.216%
  • HSV52°, 18%, 98%
  • HSB52°, 18%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.957, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.957, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.957, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFAF4CD
  • DECIMAL ID16446669
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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