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#FAE6DB Color

#FAE6DB is rgb(250, 230, 219) in RGB, hsl(21, 76%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Champagne Pink (#F1DDCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAE6DB
HEX#FAE6DB
RGBrgb(250, 230, 219)
HSLhsl(21, 76%, 92%)
HSVhsv(21, 12%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.026 50.9)
LABlab(92.70% 5.73 7.97)
LCHlch(92.70% 9.82 54.30)

What #FAE6DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FAE6DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FAE6DB Channel Values

How #FAE6DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 230 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 76% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 12% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 12% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAE6DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAE6DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAE6DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FAE6DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #FAE6DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FAE6DB
Protanopia#EAEADB
Protanomaly#F0E8DB
Deuteranopia#EDEDDA
Deuteranomaly#F2EADB
Tritanopia#FBE5E5
Tritanomaly#FBE5E1
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #FAE6DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fae6db: #FAE6DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAE6DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fae6db': '#FAE6DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.902, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_fae6db">#FAE6DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAE6DB"

More Orange Colors

#FAE6DB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAE6DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAE6DB?

#FAE6DB is a lightest orange — rgb(250, 230, 219) in RGB and hsl(21, 76%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Champagne Pink (#F1DDCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #FAE6DB?

#FAE6DB is rgb(250, 230, 219) — red 250, green 230, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAE6DB?

#FAE6DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAE6DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAE6DB scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAE6DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAE6DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 4.55, which is very hard to tell apart.

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