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#FAFFC9 closest to Cream

#FAFFC9 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Cream. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 100.0% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(250, 255, 201)). Its HSL value is 66° hue, 100% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. #FAFFC9 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.21:1.

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Variations of #FAFFC9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FAFFC9 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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#FAFFC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAFFC9 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 #FFFBCB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFAC6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFBC7
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFBCB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFCCA
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF8F0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FCFCDC
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #FBFBFB
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FAFCEF

#FAFFC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.04:1 Very poor#FAFFC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.21:1 Super#FAFFC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAFFC9 in CSS

/* Cream */
.color { color: #FAFFC9; }
.background { background-color: #FAFFC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAFFC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 255 201);
color: hsl(66 100% 89%);
color: oklch(0.983 0.070 112.0);

#FAFFC9 FAQ

What color is #FAFFC9?

#FAFFC9 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Cream. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FAFFC9?

#FAFFC9 is rgb(250, 255, 201) in RGB, hsl(66, 100%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAFFC9?

The complementary color of #FAFFC9 is #CEC9FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAFFC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAFFC9: 20.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAFFC9 a warm or cool color?

#FAFFC9 is a warm color.