What color is #FEE4C9?

#FEE4C9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Acropolis. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE4C9?

The RGB value is 254, 228, 201: 254 red, 228 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE4C9?

The complementary color is #C9E3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE4C9 color

#FEE4C9 rgb(254, 228, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEE4C9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 89.4% green and 78.8% blue (254, 228, 201).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Acropolis (#F8E2CA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#FEE4C9 color codes

HEX	`#FEE4C9`
RGB	`rgb(254, 228, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 89.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.03, 4.77, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.03, 17.11, 73.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.159, 80.777, 66.669)`
Decimal	`16704713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE4C9, 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 #FEE4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #FEE4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee4c9; }
.text { color: #fee4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 228 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee4c9, #fdfec9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEE4C9?: #FEE4C9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Acropolis. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE4C9?: The RGB value is 254, 228, 201: 254 red, 228 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE4C9?: The complementary color is #C9E3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.