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#FEEB7B Color

#FEEB7B is rgb(254, 235, 123) in RGB, hsl(51, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 52%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shandy (#FFE670), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEEB7B
HEX#FEEB7B
RGBrgb(254, 235, 123)
HSLhsl(51, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(51, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 52%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.134 99.9)
LABlab(92.93% -3.56 56.06)
LCHlch(92.93% 56.17 93.63)

What #FEEB7B 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 #FEEB7B, 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.

#FEEB7B Channel Values

How #FEEB7B 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 235 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 52% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEEB7B 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEEB7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEEB7B; 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 #FEEB7B

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

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How #FEEB7B 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#FEEB7B
Protanopia#EEEE7B
Protanomaly#F5ED7B
Deuteranopia#F2F27A
Deuteranomaly#F7EF7A
Tritanopia#FFE1E1
Tritanomaly#FFE5C0
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEEB7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feeb7b: #FEEB7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEEB7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feeb7b': '#FEEB7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.922, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_feeb7b">#FEEB7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEEB7B"

More Yellow Colors

#FEEB7B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEEB7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEEB7B?

#FEEB7B is a light yellow — rgb(254, 235, 123) in RGB and hsl(51, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shandy (#FFE670), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.33.

What is the RGB value of #FEEB7B?

#FEEB7B is rgb(254, 235, 123) — red 254, green 235, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEEB7B?

#FEEB7B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEEB7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEEB7B scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEEB7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEEB7B 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 11.47, which is visibly different.

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