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Colour

#FAF5E8

  • #FAF5E8
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Old lace

#FAF5E8 is a orange with RGB values 250, 245, 232 and HSL 43°, 64%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

#FAF5E8#FAF5E8
HEX#FAF5E8
RGBrgb(250, 245, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9608, 0.9098
RGB percentages98%, 96.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(43.3, 64.3%, 94.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 7.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 7.2%, 2%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,446,952
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness245.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.29:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#050A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F8F4E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAF6E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FDF3F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 1.51, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E8EDFA
Analogous#FAECE8, #F6FAE8
Triadic#E8FAF5, #F5E8FA
Split complementary#E8F6FA, #ECE8FA
Tetradic#E8FAEC, #E8EDFA, #FAE8F6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F1E3BE
Darker −20%#E8D194
Darker −30%#DFBE6A
Darker −40%#D6AC40
More saturated +25%#FEF7E4
Less saturated −25%#F6F3EB

Channel breakdown

R250
G245
B232
Red250 (98%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue43.33°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness94.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F5 · B E8

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