What color is #FEE6AA?

#FEE6AA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE6AA?

The RGB value is 254, 230, 170: 254 red, 230 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE6AA?

The complementary color is #AAC2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE6AA color

#FEE6AA rgb(254, 230, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEE6AA is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 90.2% green and 66.7% blue (254, 230, 170).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 98% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Cream (#F8E3AB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#FEE6AA color codes

HEX	`#FEE6AA`
RGB	`rgb(254, 230, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 90.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 98%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.94, -0.31, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.94, 32.27, 90.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.427, 80.569, 49.548)`
Decimal	`16705194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE6AA, 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 #FEE6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #FEE6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee6aa; }
.text { color: #fee6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 230 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee6aa, #ecfeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach.

Questions

What color is #FEE6AA?: #FEE6AA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE6AA?: The RGB value is 254, 230, 170: 254 red, 230 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE6AA?: The complementary color is #AAC2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.