What color is #FEFFEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #FEFFEC?

The RGB value is 254, 255, 236: 254 red, 255 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFFEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #FEFFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.73:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFFEC color

#FEFFEC rgb(254, 255, 236)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 100% green and 92.5% blue (254, 255, 236).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Drop (#FFFFEB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.73:1).

#FEFFEC color codes

HEX	`#FEFFEC`
RGB	`rgb(254, 255, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 100%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.47, -3.55, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.47, 9.64, 111.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.771, 98.647, 93.547)`
Decimal	`16711660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFFEC, 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 #FEFFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.73:1	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 #FEFFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feffec; }
.text { color: #feffec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feffec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 255 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feffec, #f5ffec); }

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Questions

What color is #FEFFEC?: #FEFFEC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFFEC?: The RGB value is 254, 255, 236: 254 red, 255 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFFEC?: The complementary color is #EDECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.73:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.