What color is #FFFEDB?

#FFFEDB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parmesan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFEDB?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 219: 255 red, 254 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFEDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.45:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFEDB color

#FFFEDB rgb(255, 254, 219)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 85.9% blue (255, 254, 219).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Parmesan (#FFFFDD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.45:1).

#FFFEDB color codes

HEX	`#FFFEDB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.93, -5.37, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.93, 17.72, 107.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.467, 97.259, 81.064)`
Decimal	`16776923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFEDB, 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 #FFFEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.45:1	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 #FFFEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffedb; }
.text { color: #fffedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffedb, #eeffdb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFEDB?: #FFFEDB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parmesan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFEDB?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 219: 255 red, 254 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFEDB?: The complementary color is #DBDCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.45:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.