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Canary Veil Faint

Yellow · Hue 55
Hex
#FAFAF9
RGB
rgb(250, 250, 249)
HSL
hsl(55, 10%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1:1Fail
on black
20.1:1AA
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About this color

Canary Veil Faint (#FAFAF9) belongs to the yellow family — hue 55°, 10% saturation, 98% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-canary-veil-faint: #FAFAF9;
  --colorarchive-canary-veil-faint-hsl: hsl(55, 10%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-canary-veil-faint-rgb: rgb(250, 250, 249);
}

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Darker companion
Canary Whisper Faint
#F1F1EE · hsl(55, 10%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(230, 10%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Olive Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(80, 10%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Coral Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(30, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Cyan Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(175, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(290, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Steel Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(205, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(260, 10%, 98%)
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Base: Canary Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Darker companion: Canary Whisper Faint #F1F1EE
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Analogous lead: Olive Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Analogous echo: Coral Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Triadic +120°: Cyan Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Triadic +240°: Magenta Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Split-comp +150°: Steel Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Veil Faint #FAF9FA

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Canary Whisper Faint
#F1F1EE · hsl(55, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Canary Veil Muted
#FBFBF9 · hsl(55, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Amber Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(50, 10%, 98%)
Nearby match
Citrine Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(60, 10%, 98%)
Nearby match
Canary Mist Faint
#E8E8E3 · hsl(55, 10%, 90%)
Nearby match
Canary Whisper Muted
#F2F2ED · hsl(55, 18%, 94%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.4:1
Indigo Core Vivid
#203ED5
AAA7.6:1
Indigo Core Bright
#1436E1
AAA7.7:1
Indigo Core Pure
#0A2FEB
AAA8:1
Indigo Velvet Clear
#3145A5
AAA8.8:1
Indigo Velvet Vivid
#1C36BA
AAA9:1
Indigo Velvet Bright
#112FC5

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#FAFAF9
Protanopia
#FAFAF9
Tritanopia
#FAF9F9
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