What color is #FEE9CC?

#FEE9CC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blanched Almond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE9CC?

The RGB value is 254, 233, 204: 254 red, 233 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE9CC?

The complementary color is #CCE1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE9CC color

#FEE9CC rgb(254, 233, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEE9CC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 91.4% green and 80% blue (254, 233, 204).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 96% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#FEE9CC color codes

HEX	`#FEE9CC`
RGB	`rgb(254, 233, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 91.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 96%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.32, 2.64, 16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.32, 16.9, 81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.911, 83.71, 69.01)`
Decimal	`16705996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE9CC, 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 #FEE9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #FEE9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee9cc; }
.text { color: #fee9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 233 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee9cc, #fafecc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEE9CC?: #FEE9CC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blanched Almond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE9CC?: The RGB value is 254, 233, 204: 254 red, 233 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE9CC?: The complementary color is #CCE1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.