What color is #FEEDA4?

#FEEDA4 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEEDA4?

The RGB value is 254, 237, 164: 254 red, 237 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEEDA4?

The complementary color is #A4B5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEEDA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEEDA4 color

#FEEDA4 rgb(254, 237, 164)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FEEDA4 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 92.9% green and 64.3% blue (254, 237, 164).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 98% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sour Lemon (#FFEEA5), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#FEEDA4 color codes

HEX	`#FEEDA4`
RGB	`rgb(254, 237, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 92.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 98%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, -4.53, 37.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 37.76, 96.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.859, 84.322, 47.289)`
Decimal	`16706980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEEDA4, 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 #FEEDA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEEDA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #FEEDA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feeda4; }
.text { color: #feeda4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feeda4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 237 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feeda4, #e2fea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FEEDA4?: #FEEDA4 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEEDA4?: The RGB value is 254, 237, 164: 254 red, 237 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEEDA4?: The complementary color is #A4B5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEEDA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.