What color is #FEF482?

#FEF482 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Straw Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF482?

The RGB value is 254, 244, 130: 254 red, 244 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF482?

The complementary color is #828CFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF482 color

#FEF482 rgb(254, 244, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FEF482 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.7% green and 51% blue (254, 244, 130).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Straw Gold (#FCF679), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#FEF482 color codes

HEX	`#FEF482`
RGB	`rgb(254, 244, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.9, -11.4, 55.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.9, 56.8, 101.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.255, 87.386, 33.912)`
Decimal	`16708738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF482, 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 #FEF482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #FEF482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef482; }
.text { color: #fef482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 244 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef482, #cafe82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FEF482?: #FEF482 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Straw Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF482?: The RGB value is 254, 244, 130: 254 red, 244 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF482?: The complementary color is #828CFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.