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#FECF01 Color

#FECF01 is rgb(254, 207, 1) in RGB, hsl(49, 99%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tangerine Yellow (#FFCC00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FECF01
HEX#FECF01
RGBrgb(254, 207, 1)
HSLhsl(49, 99%, 50%)
HSVhsv(49, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.178 92.1)
LABlab(85.39% 6.37 85.06)
LCHlch(85.39% 85.29 85.72)

What #FECF01 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FECF01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FECF01 Channel Values

How #FECF01 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 254 · G 207 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 99% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 100% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FECF01 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FECF01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FECF01; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FECF01

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FECF01.

How #FECF01 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FECF01
Protanopia#D8D800
Protanomaly#E8D400
Deuteranopia#E0E000
Deuteranomaly#EDD900
Tritanopia#FFC3C3
Tritanomaly#FFC89B
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FECF01 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fecf01: #FECF01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FECF01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fecf01': '#FECF01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.812, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_fecf01">#FECF01</color>
SVG fillfill="#FECF01"

More Yellow Colors

#FECF01 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FECF01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FECF01?

#FECF01 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(254, 207, 1) in RGB and hsl(49, 99%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tangerine Yellow (#FFCC00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #FECF01?

#FECF01 is rgb(254, 207, 1) — red 254, green 207, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FECF01?

#FECF01 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FECF01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FECF01 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FECF01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FECF01 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 4.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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