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#FAFAEB Color

#FAFAEB is rgb(250, 250, 235) in RGB, hsl(60, 60%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ivory (#FFFFF0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAFAEB
HEX#FAFAEB
RGBrgb(250, 250, 235)
HSLhsl(60, 60%, 95%)
HSVhsv(60, 6%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(98.1% 0.02 106.8)
LABlab(97.97% -1.90 7.22)
LCHlch(97.97% 7.47 104.77)

What #FAFAEB 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 #FAFAEB, 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 yellow in the library.

#FAFAEB Channel Values

How #FAFAEB 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 250 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 60% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 6% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.05:1 vs white · 19.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAFAEB 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 text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAFAEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAFAEB; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FAFAEB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FAFAEB.

How #FAFAEB 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#FAFAEB
Protanopia#FAFAEB
Protanomaly#FAFAEB
Deuteranopia#FAFAEB
Deuteranomaly#FAFAEB
Tritanopia#FCF8F8
Tritanomaly#FBF9F3
Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAFAEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fafaeb: #FAFAEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAFAEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fafaeb': '#FAFAEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.980, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_fafaeb">#FAFAEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAFAEB"

More Yellow Colors

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

#FAFAEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAFAEB?

#FAFAEB is a lightest yellow — rgb(250, 250, 235) in RGB and hsl(60, 60%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ivory (#FFFFF0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #FAFAEB?

#FAFAEB is rgb(250, 250, 235) — red 250, green 250, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAFAEB?

#FAFAEB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAFAEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAFAEB scores 1.05:1 against white and 19.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAFAEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAFAEB 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 ivory (#FFFFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 1.73, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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