What color is #FDEEAF?

#FDEEAF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDEEAF?

The RGB value is 253, 238, 175: 253 red, 238 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDEEAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FDEEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDEEAF color

#FDEEAF rgb(253, 238, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDEEAF is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 93.3% green and 68.6% blue (253, 238, 175).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Lemon (#FFF0B2), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#FDEEAF color codes

HEX	`#FDEEAF`
RGB	`rgb(253, 238, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 93.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 95%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, -4.12, 32.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 32.65, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.821, 85.129, 52.829)`
Decimal	`16641711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDEEAF, 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 #FDEEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #FDEEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdeeaf; }
.text { color: #fdeeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdeeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 238 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdeeaf, #e5fdaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FDEEAF?: #FDEEAF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDEEAF?: The RGB value is 253, 238, 175: 253 red, 238 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDEEAF?: The complementary color is #AFBEFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.