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#FAF9EF

#faf9ef ≈ Floral White

  • white
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#faf9ef 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, 97.65% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 4.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 52.38% saturation and 95.88% 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 19.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral White (#fffaf0), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#ffffff
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Relative luminance0.9431

Complementary

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #eff0fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #eff5fa
  3. #f3effa

Analogous

  1. #faf3ef
  2. #faf9ef
  3. #f5faef

Triadic

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #effaf9
  3. #f9effa

Tetradic

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #f0faef
  3. #eff0fa
  4. #f9effa

Square

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #effaf3
  3. #eff0fa
  4. #faeff5

Monochromatic

  1. #d6cd7a
  2. #e8e3b5
  3. #faf9ef
  4. #faf9ef
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#faf9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #e1e0d7
  3. #c8c7bf
  4. #afaea7
  5. #96958f
  6. #7d7d78
  7. #646460
  8. #4b4b48
  9. #323230
  10. #191918
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #fbfaf1
  3. #fbfaf2
  4. #fcfbf4
  5. #fcfbf5
  6. #fdfcf7
  7. #fdfdf9
  8. #fefdfa
  9. #fefefc
  10. #fffefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf9ef
  2. #eeede4
  3. #e2e1d9
  4. #d5d5ce
  5. #c9c9c3
  6. #bdbdb8
  7. #b1b0ac
  8. #a5a4a1
  9. #989896
  10. #8c8c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f9f5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbf8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcf9ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcf7f6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf8ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbf9ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbf8f3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf9ef {
  color: #faf9ef;
}
Background
.bg-faf9ef {
  background-color: #faf9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf9ef {
  border: 2px solid #faf9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 249 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 52% 96%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf9ef, #f5faef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 249 239 / 0.35);
}

#fffaf0 Floral White ΔE 2.00 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 2.46 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 3.45 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 3.46 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.94 #faf0e6 Linen ΔE 4.66 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.81 #050610 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Floral White
#faf9ef  rgb(250, 249, 239)  hsl(55, 52%, 96%)  Floral White
#eff0fa  rgb(239, 240, 250)  hsl(235, 52%, 96%)  Ghost White
#effaf9  rgb(239, 250, 249)  hsl(175, 52%, 96%)  Azure
#f9effa  rgb(249, 239, 250)  hsl(295, 52%, 96%)  Magnolia