What color is #FEFAED?

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

What is the RGB value of #FEFAED?

The RGB value is 254, 250, 237: 254 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFAED?

The complementary color is #EDF1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEFAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFAED color

#FEFAED rgb(254, 250, 237)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 98% green and 92.9% blue (254, 250, 237).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 89% 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.11:1).

#FEFAED color codes

HEX	`#FEFAED`
RGB	`rgb(254, 250, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 98%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 89%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.26, -0.87, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.26, 6.75, 97.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.343, 95.557, 93.789)`
Decimal	`16710381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFAED, 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 #FEFAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.11:1	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 #FEFAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefaed; }
.text { color: #fefaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 250 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefaed, #fafeed); }

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Questions

What color is #FEFAED?: #FEFAED is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFAED?: The RGB value is 254, 250, 237: 254 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFAED?: The complementary color is #EDF1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.