What color is #FEF4E3?

#FEF4E3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Old Lace. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF4E3?

The RGB value is 254, 244, 227: 254 red, 244 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF4E3?

The complementary color is #E3EDFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF4E3 color

#FEF4E3 rgb(254, 244, 227)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF4E3 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.7% green and 89% blue (254, 244, 227).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 93% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Old Lace (#FDF5E6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#FEF4E3 color codes

HEX	`#FEF4E3`
RGB	`rgb(254, 244, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.7%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 93%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.54, 0.54, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.54, 9.4, 86.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.087, 91.319, 85.697)`
Decimal	`16708835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF4E3, 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 #FEF4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	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 #FEF4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef4e3; }
.text { color: #fef4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 244 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef4e3, #fbfee3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEF4E3?: #FEF4E3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Old Lace. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF4E3?: The RGB value is 254, 244, 227: 254 red, 244 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF4E3?: The complementary color is #E3EDFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.