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#FEE69F Color

#FEE69F is rgb(254, 230, 159) in RGB, hsl(45, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 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 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE69F
HEX#FEE69F
RGBrgb(254, 230, 159)
HSLhsl(45, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(45, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.093 91.5)
LABlab(92.08% 1.32 37.78)
LCHlch(92.08% 37.80 88.00)

What #FEE69F 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 #FEE69F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 8.12Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 9.13Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 9.32Khaki#F0E68CΔE 10.1Buff#F0DC82ΔE 10.13Flax#EEDC82ΔE 10.24

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

#FEE69F Channel Values

How #FEE69F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE69F 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEE69F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEE69F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE69F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEE69F
Complementary
#9FB7FE
Analogous
#FEB79F
Analogous
#E6FE9F
Triadic
#9FFEE6
Triadic
#E69FFE
Split comp.
#9FE6FE
Split comp.
#B79FFE

Tints & Shades of #FEE69F

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

#FEE9A9
#FEEDB8
#FEEFC2
#FFF3D2
#FFF6DC
#FFFAEB

Shades

#FDD868
#FDCA30
#F2B602
#BB8D02
#836301
#4C3901

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEE69F.

How #FEE69F 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#FEE69F
Protanopia#EAEA9F
Protanomaly#F2E99F
Deuteranopia#EEEE9E
Deuteranomaly#F5EB9E
Tritanopia#FFDFDF
Tritanomaly#FFE2C8
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE69F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee69f: #FEE69F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE69F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee69f': '#FEE69F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.902, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_fee69f">#FEE69F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE69F"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE69F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEE69F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE69F?

#FEE69F is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 230, 159) in RGB and hsl(45, 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 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #FEE69F?

#FEE69F is rgb(254, 230, 159) — red 254, green 230, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE69F?

#FEE69F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE69F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE69F scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE69F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE69F 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.