What color is #FEFFAA?

#FEFFAA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ginger Lemon Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEFFAA?

The RGB value is 254, 255, 170: 254 red, 255 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FEFFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFFAA color

#FEFFAA rgb(254, 255, 170)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 100% green and 66.7% blue (254, 255, 170).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Lemon Tea (#FFFFAA), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#FEFFAA color codes

HEX	`#FEFFAA`
RGB	`rgb(254, 255, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 100%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.23, -12.76, 40.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.23, 42.54, 107.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.889, 95.495, 52.036)`
Decimal	`16711594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFFAA, 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 #FEFFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #FEFFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feffaa; }
.text { color: #feffaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feffaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 255 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feffaa, #d3ffaa); }

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Questions

What color is #FEFFAA?: #FEFFAA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ginger Lemon Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFFAA?: The RGB value is 254, 255, 170: 254 red, 255 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFFAA?: The complementary color is #ABAAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.