What color is #FEF4CE?

#FEF4CE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF4CE?

The RGB value is 254, 244, 206: 254 red, 244 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF4CE?

The complementary color is #CED8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF4CE?

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.

#FEF4CE color

#FEF4CE rgb(254, 244, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEF4CE is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.7% green and 80.8% blue (254, 244, 206).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 96% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stereotypical Duck (#FFF5CF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FEF4CE color codes

HEX	`#FEF4CE`
RGB	`rgb(254, 244, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 96%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.09, -2.64, 19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.09, 19.72, 97.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.364, 90.23, 71.352)`
Decimal	`16708814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF4CE, 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 #FEF4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF4CE 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 #FEF4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef4ce; }
.text { color: #fef4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 244 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef4ce, #f0fece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FEF4CE?: #FEF4CE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF4CE?: The RGB value is 254, 244, 206: 254 red, 244 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF4CE?: The complementary color is #CED8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF4CE?: 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.