What color is #FEF7EC?

#FEF7EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dipped in Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF7EC?

The RGB value is 254, 247, 236: 254 red, 247 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF7EC?

The complementary color is #ECF3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF7EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF7EC color

#FEF7EC rgb(254, 247, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF7EC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 96.9% green and 92.5% blue (254, 247, 236).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dipped in Cream (#FCF6EB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#FEF7EC color codes

HEX	`#FEF7EC`
RGB	`rgb(254, 247, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 96.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.49, 0.48, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.49, 6.13, 85.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.272, 93.649, 92.714)`
Decimal	`16709612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF7EC, 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 #FEF7EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF7EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	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 #FEF7EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef7ec; }
.text { color: #fef7ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef7ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 247 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef7ec, #fcfeec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FEF7EC?: #FEF7EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dipped in Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF7EC?: The RGB value is 254, 247, 236: 254 red, 247 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF7EC?: The complementary color is #ECF3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF7EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.