What color is #FEECD9?

#FEECD9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Delicate Seashell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEECD9?

The RGB value is 254, 236, 217: 254 red, 236 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEECD9?

The complementary color is #D9EBFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEECD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEECD9 color

#FEECD9 rgb(254, 236, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEECD9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 92.5% green and 85.1% blue (254, 236, 217).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Seashell (#FFEFDD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#FEECD9 color codes

HEX	`#FEECD9`
RGB	`rgb(254, 236, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 92.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 95%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.34, 3.05, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.34, 11.81, 75.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.392, 86.073, 77.853)`
Decimal	`16706777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEECD9, 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 #FEECD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEECD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #FEECD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feecd9; }
.text { color: #feecd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feecd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 236 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feecd9, #fefed9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEECD9?: #FEECD9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Delicate Seashell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEECD9?: The RGB value is 254, 236, 217: 254 red, 236 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEECD9?: The complementary color is #D9EBFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEECD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.