What color is #FEFEF0?

#FEFEF0 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 #FEFEF0?

The RGB value is 254, 254, 240: 254 red, 254 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFEF0?

The complementary color is #F0F0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEFEF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.65:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFEF0 color

#FEFEF0 rgb(254, 254, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEFEF0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 99.6% green and 94.1% blue (254, 254, 240).

Its hue angle is 60°, 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.65:1).

#FEFEF0 color codes

HEX	`#FEFEF0`
RGB	`rgb(254, 254, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 99.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 88%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.32, -2.39, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.32, 7.1, 109.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.041, 98.246, 96.536)`
Decimal	`16711408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFEF0, 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 #FEFEF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFEF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.65:1	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 #FEFEF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefef0; }
.text { color: #fefef0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefef0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 254 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefef0, #f7fef0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FEFEF0?: #FEFEF0 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 #FEFEF0?: The RGB value is 254, 254, 240: 254 red, 254 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFEF0?: The complementary color is #F0F0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFEF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.65:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.