What color is #FEECA1?

#FEECA1 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEECA1?

The RGB value is 254, 236, 161: 254 red, 236 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEECA1?

The complementary color is #A1B3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEECA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEECA1 color

#FEECA1 rgb(254, 236, 161)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FEECA1 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 92.5% green and 63.1% blue (254, 236, 161).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eggnog (#FDEA9F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#FEECA1 color codes

HEX	`#FEECA1`
RGB	`rgb(254, 236, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 92.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 98%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.29, -4.37, 38.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.29, 38.85, 96.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.303, 83.637, 45.783)`
Decimal	`16706721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEECA1, 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 #FEECA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEECA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #FEECA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feeca1; }
.text { color: #feeca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feeca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 236 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feeca1, #e2fea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FEECA1?: #FEECA1 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEECA1?: The RGB value is 254, 236, 161: 254 red, 236 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEECA1?: The complementary color is #A1B3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEECA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.