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#FEE271 Color

#FEE271 is rgb(254, 226, 113) in RGB, hsl(48, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 56%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shandy (#FFE670), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE271
HEX#FEE271
RGBrgb(254, 226, 113)
HSLhsl(48, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(48, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 56%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.136 95.6)
LABlab(90.58% 0.14 57.92)
LCHlch(90.58% 57.92 89.86)

What #FEE271 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 #FEE271, 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.

#FEE271 Channel Values

How #FEE271 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 226 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 56% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE271 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEE271 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEE271

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE271; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEE271

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 #FEE271.

How #FEE271 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#FEE271
Protanopia#E7E771
Protanomaly#F1E571
Deuteranopia#ECEC6F
Deuteranomaly#F3E870
Tritanopia#FFD8D8
Tritanomaly#FFDCB8
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE271 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee271: #FEE271;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE271;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee271': '#FEE271' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.886, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_fee271">#FEE271</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE271"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE271 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEE271 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE271?

#FEE271 is a light yellow — rgb(254, 226, 113) in RGB and hsl(48, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shandy (#FFE670), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.53.

What is the RGB value of #FEE271?

#FEE271 is rgb(254, 226, 113) — red 254, green 226, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE271?

#FEE271 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 56%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE271 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE271 scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE271 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE271 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 14.14, which is visibly different.

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