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#FED667 Color

#FED667 is rgb(254, 214, 103) in RGB, hsl(44, 99%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 59%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED667
HEX#FED667
RGBrgb(254, 214, 103)
HSLhsl(44, 99%, 70%)
HSVhsv(44, 59%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 59%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.136 89.6)
LABlab(87.52% 5.39 59.00)
LCHlch(87.52% 59.25 84.78)

What #FED667 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 #FED667, 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.

#FED667 Channel Values

How #FED667 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 214 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 99% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 59% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 59% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED667 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FED667

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED667; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FED667

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 #FED667.

How #FED667 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#FED667
Protanopia#DEDE66
Protanomaly#EBDB67
Deuteranopia#E4E464
Deuteranomaly#EFDF65
Tritanopia#FFCCCC
Tritanomaly#FFD0AD
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED667 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed667: #FED667;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED667;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed667': '#FED667' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.839, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_fed667">#FED667</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED667"

More Yellow Colors

#FED667 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FED667 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED667?

#FED667 is a light yellow — rgb(254, 214, 103) in RGB and hsl(44, 99%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #FED667?

#FED667 is rgb(254, 214, 103) — red 254, green 214, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED667?

#FED667 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 59%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED667 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED667 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED667 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED667 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.08, which is visibly different.

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