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#FFFAAE Parchment

#FFFAAE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Parchment. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 98.0% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(255, 250, 174)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. #FFFAAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.54:1.

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Variations of #FFFAAE

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

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF9B1
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF4A9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF6AB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF9B1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF9B0
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF0E6
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF6CA
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F7F7F7
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F9F7E7

#FFFAAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.07:1 Very poor#FFFAAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.54:1 Super#FFFAAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFAAE in CSS

/* Parchment */
.color { color: #FFFAAE; }
.background { background-color: #FFFAAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFAAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 250 174);
color: hsl(56 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.972 0.095 104.8);

#FFFAAE FAQ

What color is #FFFAAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFAAE?

#FFFAAE is rgb(255, 250, 174) in RGB, hsl(56, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAAE?

The complementary color of #FFFAAE is #AEB3FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFAAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFAAE: 19.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFAAE a warm or cool color?

#FFFAAE is a warm color.