What color is #FEFCEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FEFCEA?

The RGB value is 254, 252, 234: 254 red, 252 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFCEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FEFCEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.33:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFCEA color

#FEFCEA rgb(254, 252, 234)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 98.8% green and 91.8% blue (254, 252, 234).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 91% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Cider (#FFFDEB), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.33:1).

#FEFCEA color codes

HEX	`#FEFCEA`
RGB	`rgb(254, 252, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 98.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 91%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.68, -2.37, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.68, 9.16, 104.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.533, 96.633, 91.709)`
Decimal	`16710890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFCEA, 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 #FEFCEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFCEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.33:1	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 #FEFCEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefcea; }
.text { color: #fefcea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefcea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 252 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefcea, #f6feea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FEFCEA?: #FEFCEA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFCEA?: The RGB value is 254, 252, 234: 254 red, 252 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFCEA?: The complementary color is #EAECFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFCEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.33:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.