What color is #FDEA9F?

#FDEA9F is a light, vivid yellow known as Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eggnog?

The RGB value is 253, 234, 159: 253 red, 234 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eggnog?

The complementary color is #9FB2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDEA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eggnog color: hex code #FDEA9F

#FDEA9F rgb(253, 234, 159)

Shades of yellow

Eggnog has the hex code #FDEA9F. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 91.8% green and 62.4% blue (253, 234, 159).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 96% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 37% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.45:1).

Eggnog (#FDEA9F) color codes

HEX	`#FDEA9F`
RGB	`rgb(253, 234, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 91.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 96%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 37%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.68, -3.97, 38.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.68, 38.99, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.19, 82.234, 44.653)`
Decimal	`16640671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eggnog, 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 #FDEA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.45:1	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 #FDEA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdea9f; }
.text { color: #fdea9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdea9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 234 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdea9f, #e1fd9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #FDEA9F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDEA9F?: #FDEA9F is a light, vivid yellow known as Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eggnog?: The RGB value is 253, 234, 159: 253 red, 234 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eggnog?: The complementary color is #9FB2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.