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#FEE1A0 Color

#FEE1A0 is rgb(254, 225, 160) in RGB, hsl(41, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE1A0
HEX#FEE1A0
RGBrgb(254, 225, 160)
HSLhsl(41, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(41, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.088 86.6)
LABlab(90.85% 3.80 35.70)
LCHlch(90.85% 35.90 83.93)

What #FEE1A0 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 #FEE1A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 7.57Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 7.75Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 8.33Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 8.41Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 9.22Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.27

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

#FEE1A0 Channel Values

How #FEE1A0 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 225 · B 1608-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 11% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE1A0 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEE1A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEE1A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE1A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEE1A0
Complementary
#9FBDFE
Analogous
#FEB09F
Analogous
#EDFE9F
Triadic
#9FFEE0
Triadic
#E09FFE
Split comp.
#9FEDFE
Split comp.
#B09FFE

Tints & Shades of #FEE1A0

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 #FEE1A0.

How #FEE1A0 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#FEE1A0
Protanopia#E6E6A0
Protanomaly#F0E4A0
Deuteranopia#EBEB9F
Deuteranomaly#F3E79F
Tritanopia#FFDADA
Tritanomaly#FFDDC6
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE1A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee1a0: #FEE1A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE1A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee1a0': '#FEE1A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.882, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_fee1a0">#FEE1A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE1A0"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE1A0 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#FEE1A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE1A0?

#FEE1A0 is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 225, 160) in RGB and hsl(41, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #FEE1A0?

#FEE1A0 is rgb(254, 225, 160) — red 254, green 225, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE1A0?

#FEE1A0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE1A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE1A0 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE1A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE1A0 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 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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