What color is #FEF7E1?

#FEF7E1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF7E1?

The RGB value is 254, 247, 225: 254 red, 247 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF7E1?

The complementary color is #E1E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF7E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF7E1 color

#FEF7E1 rgb(254, 247, 225)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF7E1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 96.9% green and 88.2% blue (254, 247, 225).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 94% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magnolia (#FFF9E4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#FEF7E1 color codes

HEX	`#FEF7E1`
RGB	`rgb(254, 247, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 96.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 94%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.24, -1.29, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.24, 11.48, 96.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.723, 93.029, 84.555)`
Decimal	`16709601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF7E1, 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 #FEF7E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF7E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	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 #FEF7E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef7e1; }
.text { color: #fef7e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef7e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 247 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef7e1, #f7fee1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FEF7E1?: #FEF7E1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF7E1?: The RGB value is 254, 247, 225: 254 red, 247 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF7E1?: The complementary color is #E1E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF7E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.