What color is #FEE5C1?

#FEE5C1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Fricassée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE5C1?

The RGB value is 254, 229, 193: 254 red, 229 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE5C1?

The complementary color is #C1DAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE5C1 color

#FEE5C1 rgb(254, 229, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEE5C1 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 89.8% green and 75.7% blue (254, 229, 193).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 97% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fricassée (#FFE6C2), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#FEE5C1 color codes

HEX	`#FEE5C1`
RGB	`rgb(254, 229, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 89.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 97%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.11, 3.14, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.11, 20.93, 81.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.518, 80.962, 61.933)`
Decimal	`16704961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE5C1, 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 #FEE5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #FEE5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee5c1; }
.text { color: #fee5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 229 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee5c1, #f8fec1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEE5C1?: #FEE5C1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Fricassée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE5C1?: The RGB value is 254, 229, 193: 254 red, 229 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE5C1?: The complementary color is #C1DAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.