What color is #FEEFC9?

#FEEFC9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEEFC9?

The RGB value is 254, 239, 201: 254 red, 239 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEEFC9?

The complementary color is #C9D8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEEFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEEFC9 color

#FEEFC9 rgb(254, 239, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEEFC9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 93.7% green and 78.8% blue (254, 239, 201).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Cake (#FCF0CA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#FEEFC9 color codes

HEX	`#FEEFC9`
RGB	`rgb(254, 239, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 93.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.75, -0.83, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.75, 20.25, 92.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.282, 87.023, 67.71)`
Decimal	`16707529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEEFC9, 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 #FEEFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEEFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #FEEFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feefc9; }
.text { color: #feefc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feefc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 239 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feefc9, #f2fec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blanched Almond.

Questions

What color is #FEEFC9?: #FEEFC9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEEFC9?: The RGB value is 254, 239, 201: 254 red, 239 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEEFC9?: The complementary color is #C9D8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEEFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.