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#FEE67B Color

#FEE67B is rgb(254, 230, 123) in RGB, hsl(49, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE67B
HEX#FEE67B
RGBrgb(254, 230, 123)
HSLhsl(49, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(49, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.13 97)
LABlab(91.68% -1.19 54.61)
LCHlch(91.68% 54.62 91.25)

What #FEE67B 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 #FEE67B, 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.

#FEE67B Channel Values

How #FEE67B 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 230 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 52% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE67B 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEE67B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE67B; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FEE67B

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 #FEE67B.

How #FEE67B 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#FEE67B
Protanopia#EAEA7B
Protanomaly#F2E97B
Deuteranopia#EEEE79
Deuteranomaly#F5EB7A
Tritanopia#FFDCDC
Tritanomaly#FFE0BD
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE67B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee67b: #FEE67B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE67B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee67b': '#FEE67B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.902, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_fee67b">#FEE67B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE67B"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE67B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEE67B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE67B?

#FEE67B is a light yellow — rgb(254, 230, 123) in RGB and hsl(49, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.55.

What is the RGB value of #FEE67B?

#FEE67B is rgb(254, 230, 123) — red 254, green 230, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE67B?

#FEE67B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE67B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE67B scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE67B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE67B 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 10.62, which is visibly different.

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