FAFFBF

#FAFFBF closest to Sour Veil

#FAFFBF is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sour Veil. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 100.0% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(250, 255, 191)). Its HSL value is 65° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. #FAFFBF is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.12:1.

#FAFFBF color conversion

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Variations of #FAFFBF

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.

#FAFFBF 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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#FAFFBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAFFBF 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 #FFFBC2
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF9BB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFBBD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFBC2
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFCC0
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF7EE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FDFCD6
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #FAFAFA
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FAFBED

#FAFFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.04:1 Very poor#FAFFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.12:1 Super#FAFFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAFFBF in CSS

/* Sour Veil */
.color { color: #FAFFBF; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAFFBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 255 191);
color: hsl(65 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.981 0.082 111.5);

#FAFFBF FAQ

What color is #FAFFBF?

#FAFFBF is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FAFFBF?

#FAFFBF is rgb(250, 255, 191) in RGB, hsl(65, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAFFBF?

The complementary color of #FAFFBF is #C4BFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAFFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAFFBF: 20.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAFFBF a warm or cool color?

#FAFFBF is a warm color.