What color is #FEF3D8?

#FEF3D8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Hazelwood. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF3D8?

The RGB value is 254, 243, 216: 254 red, 243 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF3D8?

The complementary color is #D8E3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF3D8 color

#FEF3D8 rgb(254, 243, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEF3D8 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.3% green and 84.7% blue (254, 243, 216).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hazelwood (#FFF3D5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

#FEF3D8 color codes

HEX	`#FEF3D8`
RGB	`rgb(254, 243, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 95%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.05, -0.66, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.05, 14.36, 92.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.317, 90.131, 77.855)`
Decimal	`16708568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF3D8, 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 #FEF3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	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 #FEF3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef3d8; }
.text { color: #fef3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 243 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef3d8, #f6fed8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FEF3D8?: #FEF3D8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Hazelwood. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF3D8?: The RGB value is 254, 243, 216: 254 red, 243 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF3D8?: The complementary color is #D8E3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.