What color is #FEFBE5?

#FEFBE5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEFBE5?

The RGB value is 254, 251, 229: 254 red, 251 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFBE5?

The complementary color is #E5E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEFBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.14:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFBE5 color

#FEFBE5 rgb(254, 251, 229)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEFBE5 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 98.4% green and 89.8% blue (254, 251, 229).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 93% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diamond (#FAF7E2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#FEFBE5 color codes

HEX	`#FEFBE5`
RGB	`rgb(254, 251, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 98.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 93%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.32, -2.67, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.32, 11.22, 103.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.511, 95.723, 87.874)`
Decimal	`16710629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFBE5, 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 #FEFBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	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 #FEFBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefbe5; }
.text { color: #fefbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 251 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefbe5, #f5fee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #FEFBE5?: #FEFBE5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFBE5?: The RGB value is 254, 251, 229: 254 red, 251 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFBE5?: The complementary color is #E5E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.14:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.