Blond (#FAF0BE)

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

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.15:1 — vs black: 18.27:1

Color values

  • HEX #FAF0BE
  • RGB rgb(250, 240, 190)
  • HSL hsl(50, 85%, 86%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 24, 2 )
  • Websafe #FFFFCC
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

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 #FAF0BE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Blond
#FAF0BE Base
#BEC8FA
Analogous

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

Blond
#FAF0BE Base
#FAD2BE
#E6FABE
Triadic

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

Blond
#FAF0BE Base
#BEFAF0
#F0BEFA
Split-Complementary

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

Blond
#FAF0BE Base
#BEE6FA
#D2BEFA
Tetradic (Square)

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

Blond
#FAF0BE Base
#BEFAD2
#BEC8FA
#FABEE6
Monochromatic

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

Blond
#FAF0BE Base
#EFCF30
#F5E077
#F7E798
#FDF9E4
#FDFAE7
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #181402
— #655508
— #B2960E
— #EECC24
— #F4DE71
Blond #FAF0BE Base
— #FBF2C6
— #FBF4CF
— #FCF6D7
— #FDF8DF
— #FDFAE7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FAF0BE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FAF0BE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FAF0BE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FAF0BE;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FAF0BE,
        #BEC8FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FAF0BE,
        #BEC8FA
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$blond: #FAF0BE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blond-r: 250;
$blond-g: 240;
$blond-b: 190;

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

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

Normal Vision #FAF0BE How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F3F3BE 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 #F1F1BE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFEAEA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #EFEFEF 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 Blond ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blond #FAF0BE Base
Lemon Meringue #F6EABE ΔE 2.05
Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD ΔE 2.79
Vanilla #F3E5AB ΔE 3.14
Pale Spring Bud #ECEBBD ΔE 3.39

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.