What color is #FEED9F?

#FEED9F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Drover. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEED9F?

The RGB value is 254, 237, 159: 254 red, 237 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEED9F?

The complementary color is #9FB0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEED9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEED9F color

#FEED9F rgb(254, 237, 159)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FEED9F is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 92.9% green and 62.4% blue (254, 237, 159).

Its hue angle is 49°, 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 Drover (#FBEB9B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#FEED9F color codes

HEX	`#FEED9F`
RGB	`rgb(254, 237, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 92.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 98%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.51, -5.09, 39.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.51, 40.21, 97.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.417, 84.145, 44.958)`
Decimal	`16706975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEED9F, 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 #FEED9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEED9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #FEED9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feed9f; }
.text { color: #feed9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feed9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 237 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feed9f, #dffe9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FEED9F?: #FEED9F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Drover. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEED9F?: The RGB value is 254, 237, 159: 254 red, 237 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEED9F?: The complementary color is #9FB0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEED9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.