What color is #FEF9DB?

#FEF9DB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Warm Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF9DB?

The RGB value is 254, 249, 219: 254 red, 249 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF9DB?

The complementary color is #DBE0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF9DB color

#FEF9DB rgb(254, 249, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEF9DB is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 97.6% green and 85.9% blue (254, 249, 219).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 95% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Warm Light (#FFF9D8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#FEF9DB color codes

HEX	`#FEF9DB`
RGB	`rgb(254, 249, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 97.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 95%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.61, -3.22, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.61, 15.35, 102.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.534, 93.938, 80.525)`
Decimal	`16710107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF9DB, 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 #FEF9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #FEF9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef9db; }
.text { color: #fef9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 249 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef9db, #f2fedb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEF9DB?: #FEF9DB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Warm Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF9DB?: The RGB value is 254, 249, 219: 254 red, 249 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF9DB?: The complementary color is #DBE0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.