What color is #FEE9D8?

#FEE9D8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blossom?

The RGB value is 254, 233, 216: 254 red, 233 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blossom?

The complementary color is #D8EDFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blossom color: hex code #FEE9D8

#FEE9D8 rgb(254, 233, 216)

Shades of beige

Blossom has the hex code #FEE9D8. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 91.4% green and 84.7% blue (254, 233, 216).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

Blossom (#FEE9D8) color codes

HEX	`#FEE9D8`
RGB	`rgb(254, 233, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 91.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 95%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.58, 4.43, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.58, 11.71, 67.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.406, 84.308, 76.884)`
Decimal	`16706008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blossom, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FEE9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FEE9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee9d8; }
.text { color: #fee9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 233 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee9d8, #fefcd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FEE9D8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEE9D8?: #FEE9D8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blossom?: The RGB value is 254, 233, 216: 254 red, 233 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blossom?: The complementary color is #D8EDFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.