What color is #FFFEDE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFEDE?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 222: 255 red, 254 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFEDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.48:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFEDE color

#FFFEDE rgb(255, 254, 222)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 87.1% blue (255, 254, 222).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Yellow (#FFFFE0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.48:1).

#FFFEDE color codes

HEX	`#FFFEDE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.99, -4.92, 15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.99, 16.21, 107.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.865, 97.418, 83.163)`
Decimal	`16776926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFEDE, 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 #FFFEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.48:1	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 #FFFEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffede; }
.text { color: #fffede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffede, #f0ffde); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFEDE?: #FFFEDE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Light Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFEDE?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 222: 255 red, 254 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFEDE?: The complementary color is #DEDFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.48:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.