What color is #FEE2BB?

#FEE2BB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE2BB?

The RGB value is 254, 226, 187: 254 red, 226 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE2BB?

The complementary color is #BBD7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE2BB color

#FEE2BB rgb(254, 226, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEE2BB is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 88.6% green and 73.3% blue (254, 226, 187).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastry (#F8DEB8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#FEE2BB color codes

HEX	`#FEE2BB`
RGB	`rgb(254, 226, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 88.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.26, 3.87, 22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.26, 22.94, 80.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.04, 79.054, 58.205)`
Decimal	`16704187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE2BB, 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 #FEE2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #FEE2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee2bb; }
.text { color: #fee2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 226 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee2bb, #f9febb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEE2BB?: #FEE2BB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE2BB?: The RGB value is 254, 226, 187: 254 red, 226 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE2BB?: The complementary color is #BBD7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.