Colour
#FAF5ED
- #FAF5ED
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Sea shell
#FAF5ED is a orange with RGB values 250, 245, 237 and HSL 37°, 57%, 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 Sea shell.
Colour values
#FAF5ED#FAF5ED
HEX#FAF5ED
RGBrgb(250, 245, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9608, 0.9294
RGB percentages98%, 96.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(36.9, 56.5%, 95.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 5.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 5.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,446,957
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF5ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.91743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness245.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.35:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#050A12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDF2FA
Analogous#FAEFED, #F8FAED
Triadic#EDFAF5, #F5EDFA
Split complementary#EDF9FA, #EFEDFA
Tetradic#EDFAEF, #EDF2FA, #FAEDF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G245
B237
Red250 (98%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness95.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F5 · B ED
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