What color is #FEF8E0?

#FEF8E0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF8E0?

The RGB value is 254, 248, 224: 254 red, 248 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF8E0?

The complementary color is #E0E6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF8E0 color

#FEF8E0 rgb(254, 248, 224)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEF8E0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 97.3% green and 87.8% blue (254, 248, 224).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 94% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magnolia (#FFF9E4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#FEF8E0 color codes

HEX	`#FEF8E0`
RGB	`rgb(254, 248, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 97.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 94%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.47, -1.95, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.47, 12.4, 99.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.894, 93.588, 83.941)`
Decimal	`16709856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF8E0, 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 #FEF8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #FEF8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef8e0; }
.text { color: #fef8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 248 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef8e0, #f5fee0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEF8E0?: #FEF8E0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF8E0?: The RGB value is 254, 248, 224: 254 red, 248 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF8E0?: The complementary color is #E0E6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.