Antique White (#FAEBD7)

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: 1.17:1 — vs black: 17.93:1

Color values

HEX #FAEBD7
RGB rgb(250, 235, 215)
HSL hsl(34, 77%, 91%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 6, 14, 2 )
Websafe #FFFFCC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FAEBD7 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Antique White
#FAEBD7 Base

#D7E6FA

Analogous

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

Antique White
#FAEBD7 Base

#FADAD7

#F8FAD7

Triadic

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

Antique White
#FAEBD7 Base

#D7FAEB

#EBD7FA

Split-Complementary

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

Antique White
#FAEBD7 Base

#D7F8FA

#DAD7FA

Tetradic (Square)

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

Antique White
#FAEBD7 Base

#D7FADA

#D7E6FA

#FAD7F8

Monochromatic

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

Antique White
#FAEBD7 Base

#E9A74F

#F2C993

#F5D9B3

#FCF4E8

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #170E03

— #653F0D

— #B37016

— #E69D3B

— #F0C489

Antique White #FAEBD7 Base

— #FAEDDA

— #FBEEDE

— #FBF0E1

— #FCF2E5

— #FCF4E8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FAEBD7. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FAEBD7;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FAEBD7;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FAEBD7;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FAEBD7,
        #D7E6FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FAEBD7,
        #D7E6FA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$antique-white: #FAEBD7;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$antique-white-r: 250;
$antique-white-g: 235;
$antique-white-b: 215;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $antique-white;
    color: rgba($antique-white-r, $antique-white-g, $antique-white-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Antique White appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FAEBD7 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #EFEFD7 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 #EDEDD7 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FCE9E9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #EDEDED 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 Antique White ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Antique White #FAEBD7 Base

Champagne #F7E7CE ΔE 2.01

Papaya Whip #FFEFD5 ΔE 2.28

Almond #EFDECD ΔE 3.27

Blanched Almond #FFEBCD ΔE 3.36

How to use this color

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