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#FAF2ED

#faf2ed ≈ Seashell

  • white
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#faf2ed is a color from the white family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 94.9% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 5.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 23.08°, with 56.52% saturation and 95.49% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with purity, simplicity and space. Designers typically use it for backgrounds and large surfaces, minimalist layouts and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seashell (#fff5ee), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#ffffff
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Relative luminance0.8994

Complementary

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #edf5fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #edfaf9
  3. #edeefa

Analogous

  1. #faedee
  2. #faf2ed
  3. #faf9ed

Triadic

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #edfaf2
  3. #f2edfa

Tetradic

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #f5faed
  3. #edf5fa
  4. #f2edfa

Square

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #eefaed
  3. #edf5fa
  4. #f9edfa

Monochromatic

  1. #d99c75
  2. #e9c7b1
  3. #faf2ed
  4. #fbf3ef
  5. #fbf3ef

Shades

#faf2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #e1dad5
  3. #c8c2be
  4. #afa9a6
  5. #96918e
  6. #7d7977
  7. #64615f
  8. #4b4947
  9. #32302f
  10. #191818
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #fbf3ef
  3. #fbf5f1
  4. #fcf6f2
  5. #fcf7f4
  6. #fdf9f6
  7. #fdfaf8
  8. #fefbfa
  9. #fefcfb
  10. #fffefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf2ed
  2. #eee7e2
  3. #e2dbd7
  4. #d5d0cc
  5. #c9c4c1
  6. #bdb9b7
  7. #b1aeac
  8. #a5a2a1
  9. #989796
  10. #8c8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f6f3f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4f2ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6f4ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdf1f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7f2ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f3ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcf1ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf2ed {
  color: #faf2ed;
}
Background
.bg-faf2ed {
  background-color: #faf2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf2ed {
  border: 2px solid #faf2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 242 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 57% 95%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf2ed, #faf9ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 242 237 / 0.35);
}

#fff5ee Seashell ΔE 1.27 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 1.89 #faf0e6 Linen ΔE 2.32 #fffafa Snow ΔE 3.01 #fffaf0 Floral White ΔE 3.56 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 3.96 #ffffff White ΔE 4.59 #050d12 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Seashell
#faf2ed  rgb(250, 242, 237)  hsl(23, 57%, 95%)  Seashell
#edf5fa  rgb(237, 245, 250)  hsl(203, 57%, 95%)  Alice Blue
#edfaf2  rgb(237, 250, 242)  hsl(143, 57%, 95%)  Mint Cream
#f2edfa  rgb(242, 237, 250)  hsl(263, 57%, 95%)  Magnolia