What color is #FEF9F3?

#FEF9F3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF9F3?

The RGB value is 254, 249, 243: 254 red, 249 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF9F3?

The complementary color is #F3F8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF9F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF9F3 color

#FEF9F3 rgb(254, 249, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF9F3 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 97.6% green and 95.3% blue (254, 249, 243).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 85% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Silver Bird (#FBF5F0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.06:1).

#FEF9F3 color codes

HEX	`#FEF9F3`
RGB	`rgb(254, 249, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 97.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 85%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.15, 0.63, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.15, 3.52, 79.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.924, 95.294, 98.38)`
Decimal	`16710131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF9F3, 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 #FEF9F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF9F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.06:1	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 #FEF9F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef9f3; }
.text { color: #fef9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef9f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 249 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef9f3, #fefef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FEF9F3?: #FEF9F3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF9F3?: The RGB value is 254, 249, 243: 254 red, 249 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF9F3?: The complementary color is #F3F8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF9F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.