What color is #FEF9EC?

#FEF9EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF9EC?

The RGB value is 254, 249, 236: 254 red, 249 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF9EC?

The complementary color is #ECF1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF9EC color

#FEF9EC rgb(254, 249, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF9EC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 97.6% green and 92.5% blue (254, 249, 236).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Toasted Marshmallow Fluff (#FFF9EB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#FEF9EC color codes

HEX	`#FEF9EC`
RGB	`rgb(254, 249, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 97.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.99, -0.53, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.99, 6.84, 94.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.887, 94.879, 92.919)`
Decimal	`16710124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF9EC, 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 #FEF9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #FEF9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef9ec; }
.text { color: #fef9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 249 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef9ec, #fafeec); }

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Questions

What color is #FEF9EC?: #FEF9EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF9EC?: The RGB value is 254, 249, 236: 254 red, 249 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF9EC?: The complementary color is #ECF1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.