What color is #FEF4DD?

#FEF4DD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Tide Whisper. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF4DD?

The RGB value is 254, 244, 221: 254 red, 244 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF4DD?

The complementary color is #DDE7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF4DD?

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.

#FEF4DD color

#FEF4DD rgb(254, 244, 221)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEF4DD is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.7% green and 86.7% blue (254, 244, 221).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 94% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tide Whisper (#FFF6DE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FEF4DD color codes

HEX	`#FEF4DD`
RGB	`rgb(254, 244, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 94%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.41, -0.4, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.41, 12.29, 91.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.274, 90.994, 81.411)`
Decimal	`16708829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF4DD, 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 #FEF4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF4DD 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 #FEF4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef4dd; }
.text { color: #fef4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 244 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef4dd, #f8fedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FEF4DD?: #FEF4DD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Tide Whisper. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF4DD?: The RGB value is 254, 244, 221: 254 red, 244 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF4DD?: The complementary color is #DDE7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF4DD?: 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.