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#FEE8A0 Color

#FEE8A0 is rgb(254, 232, 160) in RGB, hsl(46, 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 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE8A0
HEX#FEE8A0
RGBrgb(254, 232, 160)
HSLhsl(46, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(46, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.094 93.1)
LABlab(92.59% 0.44 37.93)
LCHlch(92.59% 37.94 89.33)

What #FEE8A0 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 #FEE8A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 8.1Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 8.61Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.75Khaki#F0E68CΔE 9.5Buff#F0DC82ΔE 10.01Flax#EEDC82ΔE 10.06

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

#FEE8A0 Channel Values

How #FEE8A0 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 232 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · 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
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE8A0 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEE8A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEE8A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE8A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEE8A0
Complementary
#9FB5FE
Analogous
#FEB89F
Analogous
#E5FE9F
Triadic
#9FFEE8
Triadic
#E89FFE
Split comp.
#9FE5FE
Split comp.
#B89FFE

Tints & Shades of #FEE8A0

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

#FEEAA9
#FEEEB8
#FEF0C2
#FFF4D2
#FFF6DC
#FFFAEB

Shades

#FDDA68
#FDCD30
#F2BA02
#BB9002
#836501
#4C3A01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEE8A0.

How #FEE8A0 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#FEE8A0
Protanopia#ECECA0
Protanomaly#F3EAA0
Deuteranopia#F0F09F
Deuteranomaly#F5ED9F
Tritanopia#FFE1E1
Tritanomaly#FFE4CA
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE8A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee8a0: #FEE8A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE8A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee8a0': '#FEE8A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.910, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_fee8a0">#FEE8A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE8A0"

More Yellow Colors

#FEE8A0 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#FEE8A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE8A0?

#FEE8A0 is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 232, 160) in RGB and hsl(46, 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 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #FEE8A0?

#FEE8A0 is rgb(254, 232, 160) — red 254, green 232, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE8A0?

#FEE8A0 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 #FEE8A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE8A0 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE8A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE8A0 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 8.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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