What color is #FEF3DA?

#FEF3DA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Malibu Sun. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF3DA?

The RGB value is 254, 243, 218: 254 red, 243 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF3DA?

The complementary color is #DAE5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF3DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF3DA color

#FEF3DA rgb(254, 243, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEF3DA is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.3% green and 85.5% blue (254, 243, 218).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 95% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Malibu Sun (#FFF2D9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#FEF3DA color codes

HEX	`#FEF3DA`
RGB	`rgb(254, 243, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 95%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.09, -0.35, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.09, 13.38, 91.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.578, 90.235, 79.225)`
Decimal	`16708570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF3DA, 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 #FEF3DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF3DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #FEF3DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef3da; }
.text { color: #fef3da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef3da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 243 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef3da, #f7feda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Papaya Whip.

Questions

What color is #FEF3DA?: #FEF3DA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Malibu Sun. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF3DA?: The RGB value is 254, 243, 218: 254 red, 243 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF3DA?: The complementary color is #DAE5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF3DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.