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#FAEDEC Grannie’s Pearls

#FAEDEC is a very light white named Grannie’s Pearls. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 92.9% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(250, 237, 236)). Its HSL value is 4° hue, 58% saturation and 95% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. #FAEDEC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.39:1.

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Variations of #FAEDEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FAEDEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FAEDEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAEDEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F2F1EC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFEEEC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2EEEC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F2F1EC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4EFEC
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FDECED
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FBEDEC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F0F0F0
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EFEF

#FAEDEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.14:1 Very poor#FAEDEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.39:1 Super#FAEDEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAEDEC in CSS

/* Grannie’s Pearls */
.color { color: #FAEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #FAEDEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAEDEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 237 236);
color: hsl(4 58% 95%);
color: oklch(0.956 0.014 22.8);

#FAEDEC FAQ

What color is #FAEDEC?

#FAEDEC is a very light white. Its closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #FAEDEC?

#FAEDEC is rgb(250, 237, 236) in RGB, hsl(4, 58%, 95%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDEC?

The complementary color of #FAEDEC is #ECF9FA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAEDEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAEDEC: 18.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAEDEC a warm or cool color?

#FAEDEC is a neutral color.