#faf9e2

Color #faf9e2

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Beige #f5f5dc · ΔE 1.88 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-50 #fefce8 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#faf9e2

RGB

rgb(250, 249, 226)

HSL

hsl(57.5, 70.6%, 93.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.5, 9.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 9.6%, 2%)

LAB

lab(97.46, -3.52, 11.16)

LCH

lch(97.46, 11.7, 107.51)

OKLCH

oklch(97.7%, 0.0301, 105)

HWB

hwb(57.5, 88.6%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e3fa

Analogous

#faede2

#faf9e2

#effae2

Triadic

#faf9e2

#e2faf9

#f9e2fa

Split-complementary

#faf9e2

#e2effa

#ede2fa

Tetradic

#faf9e2

#e3fae2

#e2e3fa

#f9e2fa

Square

#faf9e2

#e2faed

#e2e3fa

#fae2ef

Shades

Color #faf9e2 mixed toward black.

#eeeb9e

#e3dd5b

#cbc423

#878317

#44410c

Tints

Color #faf9e2 mixed toward white.

#fbfae7

#fcfbec

#fcfcf0

#fdfdf5

#fefefa

Tones

Color #faf9e2 mixed toward gray.

#f8f7e4

#f6f5e6

#f4f3e8

#f2f2ea

#f0f0ec

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#fafae8 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#fafae9 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#faeced · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#f8f8f8 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #faf9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#faf9e2]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#faf9e2 (#faf9e2) is rgb(250, 249, 226) in RGB.

No, #faf9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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