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#FAFAE6

#fafae6 ≈ Beige

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#fafae6 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 98.04% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 66.67% saturation and 94.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.9441

Complementary

  1. #fafae6
  2. #e6e6fa

Split complementary

  1. #fafae6
  2. #e6f0fa
  3. #f0e6fa

Analogous

  1. #faf0e6
  2. #fafae6
  3. #f0fae6

Triadic

  1. #fafae6
  2. #e6fafa
  3. #fae6fa

Tetradic

  1. #fafae6
  2. #e6fae6
  3. #e6e6fa
  4. #fae6fa

Square

  1. #fafae6
  2. #e6faf0
  3. #e6e6fa
  4. #fae6f0

Monochromatic

  1. #e1e167
  2. #ededa6
  3. #fafae6
  4. #fcfcee
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#fafae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fafae6
  2. #e1e1cf
  3. #c8c8b8
  4. #afafa1
  5. #96968a
  6. #7d7d73
  7. #64645c
  8. #4b4b45
  9. #32322e
  10. #191917
  11. #000000

Tints

#fafae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fafae6
  2. #fbfbe9
  3. #fbfbeb
  4. #fcfcee
  5. #fcfcf0
  6. #fdfdf3
  7. #fdfdf5
  8. #fefef8
  9. #fefefa
  10. #fffffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fafae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fafae6
  2. #eeeedc
  3. #e2e2d2
  4. #d5d5c7
  5. #c9c9bd
  6. #bdbdb3
  7. #b1b1a9
  8. #a5a59f
  9. #989894
  10. #8c8c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f9f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fef8e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fef9e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdf7f4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcf9e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf9e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcf8ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fafae6 {
  color: #fafae6;
}
Background
.bg-fafae6 {
  background-color: #fafae6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fafae6 {
  border: 2px solid #fafae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fafae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 250 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 94%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fafae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fafae6, #f0fae6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fafae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 250 230 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.07 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 2.19 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 3.66 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 3.70 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 3.71 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.12 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 4.73 #050519 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Beige
#fafae6  rgb(250, 250, 230)  hsl(60, 67%, 94%)  Beige
#e6e6fa  rgb(230, 230, 250)  hsl(240, 67%, 94%)  Lavender
#e6fafa  rgb(230, 250, 250)  hsl(180, 67%, 94%)  Azure
#fae6fa  rgb(250, 230, 250)  hsl(300, 67%, 94%)  Lavender Blush