Peach Yellow (#FADFAD)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.29:1 — vs black: 16.22:1

Color values

  • HEX #FADFAD
  • RGB rgb(250, 223, 173)
  • HSL hsl(39, 88%, 82%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 11, 31, 2 )
  • Websafe #FFCC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FADFAD based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Peach Yellow
#FADFAD Base
#ADC8FA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Peach Yellow
#FADFAD Base
#FAB9AD
#EFFAAD
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Peach Yellow
#FADFAD Base
#ADFADF
#DFADFA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Peach Yellow
#FADFAD Base
#ADEFFA
#B9ADFA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Peach Yellow
#FADFAD Base
#ADFAB9
#ADC8FA
#FAADEF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Peach Yellow
#FADFAD Base
#F1A71D
#F6C365
#F8D087
#FCEED3
#FEF6E7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Peach Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#181001
#634206
#AE750B
#F1A517
#F5C262
Peach Yellow #FADFAD Base
#FBE4B9
#FBE8C4
#FCEDD0
#FDF1DB
#FEF6E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FADFAD. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FADFAD;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FADFAD;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FADFAD;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FADFAD,
        #ADC8FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FADFAD,
        #ADC8FA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$peach-yellow: #FADFAD;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$peach-yellow-r: 250;
$peach-yellow-g: 223;
$peach-yellow-b: 173;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $peach-yellow;
    color: rgba($peach-yellow-r, $peach-yellow-g, $peach-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Peach Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FADFAD How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E7E7AC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E2E2AD Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFDADA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E2E2E2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Peach Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Peach Yellow #FADFAD Base
Peach #FFE5B4 ΔE 1.33
Wheat #F5DEB3 ΔE 1.89
Navajo White #FFDEAD ΔE 2.05
Banana Mania #FAE7B5 ΔE 3.03

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.