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#FEE09F Color

#FEE09F is rgb(254, 224, 159) in RGB, hsl(41, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE09F
HEX#FEE09F
RGBrgb(254, 224, 159)
HSLhsl(41, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(41, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.089 85.9)
LABlab(90.59% 4.20 35.87)
LCHlch(90.59% 36.11 83.33)

What #FEE09F 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 #FEE09F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 7.76Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 7.98Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 8.17Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 8.62Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 9.39Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.59

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

#FEE09F Channel Values

How #FEE09F 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 224 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE09F 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEE09F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEE09F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE09F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEE09F
Complementary
#9FBDFE
Analogous
#FEB09F
Analogous
#EDFE9F
Triadic
#9FFEE0
Triadic
#E09FFE
Split comp.
#9FEDFE
Split comp.
#B09FFE

Tints & Shades of #FEE09F

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

#FEE3A9
#FEE8B8
#FEEBC2
#FFF0D2
#FFF4DC
#FFF8EB

Shades

#FDCE68
#FDBC30
#F2A602
#BB8002
#835A01
#4C3401

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEE09F.

How #FEE09F 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#FEE09F
Protanopia#E5E59F
Protanomaly#F0E39F
Deuteranopia#EAEA9E
Deuteranomaly#F3E69E
Tritanopia#FFD9D9
Tritanomaly#FFDCC5
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE09F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee09f: #FEE09F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE09F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee09f': '#FEE09F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.878, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_fee09f">#FEE09F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE09F"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE09F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEE09F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE09F?

#FEE09F is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 224, 159) in RGB and hsl(41, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #FEE09F?

#FEE09F is rgb(254, 224, 159) — red 254, green 224, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE09F?

#FEE09F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE09F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE09F scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE09F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE09F 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.