#FEE685 Color

#FEE685 is rgb(254, 230, 133) in RGB, hsl(48, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE685

HEX#FEE685

RGBrgb(254, 230, 133)

HSLhsl(48, 98%, 76%)

HSVhsv(48, 48%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.12 95.8)

LABlab(91.77% -0.57 50.05)

LCHlch(91.77% 50.05 90.65)

What #FEE685 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 #FEE685, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow (Crayola)#FCE883ΔE 2.27 Jasmine#F8DE7EΔE 2.79 Buff#F0DC82ΔE 5.22 Flax#EEDC82ΔE 5.71 Khaki#F0E68CΔE 7.21 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 7.92

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

#FEE685 Channel Values

How #FEE685 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 254 · G 230 · B 133	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 48° · S 98% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 48° · S 48% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 9% · Y 48% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.24:1 vs white · 16.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE685 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEE685

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE685; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #FEE685

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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Shades

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How #FEE685 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#FEE685

Protanopia#EAEA85

Protanomaly#F2E985

Deuteranopia#EEEE84

Deuteranomaly#F5EB84

Tritanopia#FFDDDD

Tritanomaly#FFE1C0

Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #FEE685 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee685: #FEE685;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE685;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee685': '#FEE685' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.902, blue: 0.522)

Android XML<color name="color_fee685">#FEE685</color>

SVG fillfill="#FEE685"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE685 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fef3c6 fedf00 fef9c2 fecb00 fefce8 fdff00 fefdfa fdfdf1 fefe33 fdfded fefefa fdfd96 ffdf20 fffae5 ffff99 3c341f 666633 996600 bdb76b d3d364 e5e600 f0b100 f5f1cc faf9f6

#FEE685 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE685?

#FEE685 is a light yellow — rgb(254, 230, 133) in RGB and hsl(48, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #FEE685?

#FEE685 is rgb(254, 230, 133) — red 254, green 230, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE685?

#FEE685 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE685 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE685 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE685 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE685 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 7.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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