What color is #FEF4E7?

#FEF4E7 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Soft Pillow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF4E7?

The RGB value is 254, 244, 231: 254 red, 244 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF4E7?

The complementary color is #E7F1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF4E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.31:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF4E7 color

#FEF4E7 rgb(254, 244, 231)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF4E7 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.7% green and 90.6% blue (254, 244, 231).

Its hue angle is 34°, 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 Soft Pillow (#FFF5E7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.31:1).

#FEF4E7 color codes

HEX	`#FEF4E7`
RGB	`rgb(254, 244, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 92%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.63, 1.18, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.63, 7.54, 80.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.646, 91.543, 88.638)`
Decimal	`16708839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF4E7, 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 #FEF4E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF4E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.31:1	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 #FEF4E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef4e7; }
.text { color: #fef4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef4e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 244 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef4e7, #fcfee7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FEF4E7?: #FEF4E7 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Soft Pillow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF4E7?: The RGB value is 254, 244, 231: 254 red, 244 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF4E7?: The complementary color is #E7F1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF4E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.31:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.