What color is #FED56F?

#FED56F is a light, vivid orange known as Quiche Lorraine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Quiche Lorraine?

The RGB value is 254, 213, 111: 254 red, 213 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Quiche Lorraine?

The complementary color is #6F98FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FED56F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Quiche Lorraine color: hex code #FED56F

#FED56F rgb(254, 213, 111)

Shades of yellow

Quiche Lorraine has the hex code #FED56F. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 83.5% green and 43.5% blue (254, 213, 111).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

Quiche Lorraine (#FED56F) color codes

HEX	`#FED56F`
RGB	`rgb(254, 213, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 83.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 99%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 2.63, 55.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 55.09, 87.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.54, 69.811, 24.953)`
Decimal	`16700783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Quiche Lorraine, 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 #FED56F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FED56F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #FED56F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fed56f; }
.text { color: #fed56f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fed56f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 213 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fed56f, #e0fe6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FED56F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FED56F?: #FED56F is a light, vivid orange known as Quiche Lorraine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Quiche Lorraine?: The RGB value is 254, 213, 111: 254 red, 213 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Quiche Lorraine?: The complementary color is #6F98FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FED56F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.