What color is #FEF3E8?

#FEF3E8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color What’s Left. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF3E8?

The RGB value is 254, 243, 232: 254 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF3E8?

The complementary color is #E8F3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF3E8 color

#FEF3E8 rgb(254, 243, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF3E8 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.3% green and 91% blue (254, 243, 232).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 92% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is What’s Left (#FFF4E8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#FEF3E8 color codes

HEX	`#FEF3E8`
RGB	`rgb(254, 243, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 92%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.41, 1.85, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.41, 6.87, 74.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.488, 90.999, 89.284)`
Decimal	`16708584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF3E8, 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 #FEF3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #FEF3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef3e8; }
.text { color: #fef3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 243 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef3e8, #fefee8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FEF3E8?: #FEF3E8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color What’s Left. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF3E8?: The RGB value is 254, 243, 232: 254 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF3E8?: The complementary color is #E8F3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.