What color is #FEFDEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #FEFDEF?

The RGB value is 254, 253, 239: 254 red, 253 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFDEF?

The complementary color is #EFF0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEFDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.51:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFDEF color

#FEFDEF rgb(254, 253, 239)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 99.2% green and 93.7% blue (254, 253, 239).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 88% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ivory (#FFFFF0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.51:1).

#FEFDEF color codes

HEX	`#FEFDEF`
RGB	`rgb(254, 253, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 99.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 88%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.05, -2.05, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.05, 7.11, 106.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.576, 97.554, 95.65)`
Decimal	`16711151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFDEF, 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 #FEFDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.51:1	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 #FEFDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefdef; }
.text { color: #fefdef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefdef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 253 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefdef, #f8feef); }

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Questions

What color is #FEFDEF?: #FEFDEF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ivory. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFDEF?: The RGB value is 254, 253, 239: 254 red, 253 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFDEF?: The complementary color is #EFF0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.51:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.