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#FEE56D Color

#FEE56D is rgb(254, 229, 109) in RGB, hsl(50, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shandy (#FFE670), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE56D
HEX#FEE56D
RGBrgb(254, 229, 109)
HSLhsl(50, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(50, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.142 97.7)
LABlab(91.30% -1.50 60.50)
LCHlch(91.30% 60.51 91.42)

What #FEE56D 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 #FEE56D, 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.

#FEE56D Channel Values

How #FEE56D 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 229 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 57% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE56D 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEE56D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE56D; 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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Tints & Shades of #FEE56D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEE56D.

How #FEE56D 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#FEE56D
Protanopia#EAEA6D
Protanomaly#F2E86D
Deuteranopia#EEEE6B
Deuteranomaly#F4EA6C
Tritanopia#FFDADA
Tritanomaly#FFDFB9
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE56D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee56d: #FEE56D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE56D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee56d': '#FEE56D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.898, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_fee56d">#FEE56D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE56D"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE56D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEE56D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE56D?

#FEE56D is a light yellow — rgb(254, 229, 109) in RGB and hsl(50, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shandy (#FFE670), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.97.

What is the RGB value of #FEE56D?

#FEE56D is rgb(254, 229, 109) — red 254, green 229, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE56D?

#FEE56D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE56D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE56D scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE56D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE56D 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 16.04, which is visibly different.

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