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#FEED9F Color

#FEED9F is rgb(254, 237, 159) in RGB, hsl(49, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEED9F
HEX#FEED9F
RGBrgb(254, 237, 159)
HSLhsl(49, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(49, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.099 97.4)
LABlab(93.82% -2.01 40.00)
LCHlch(93.82% 40.05 92.88)

What #FEED9F 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 #FEED9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 5.9Khaki#F0E68CΔE 6.92Flax#EEDC82ΔE 8.74Buff#F0DC82ΔE 8.81Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 9.7Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 10.21

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

#FEED9F Channel Values

How #FEED9F 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 237 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEED9F 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEED9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEED9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEED9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEED9F
Complementary
#9FB0FE
Analogous
#FEBD9F
Analogous
#E0FE9F
Triadic
#9FFEED
Triadic
#ED9FFE
Split comp.
#9FE0FE
Split comp.
#BD9FFE

Tints & Shades of #FEED9F

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

#FEEFA9
#FEF1B8
#FEF3C2
#FFF6D2
#FFF8DC
#FFFBEB

Shades

#FDE268
#FDD730
#F2C602
#BB9902
#836B01
#4C3E01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEED9F.

How #FEED9F 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#FEED9F
Protanopia#F0F09F
Protanomaly#F6EF9F
Deuteranopia#F3F39E
Deuteranomaly#F7F09E
Tritanopia#FFE5E5
Tritanomaly#FFE8CD
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEED9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feed9f: #FEED9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEED9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feed9f': '#FEED9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.929, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_feed9f">#FEED9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEED9F"

More Yellow Colors

#FEED9F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEED9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEED9F?

#FEED9F is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 237, 159) in RGB and hsl(49, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #FEED9F?

#FEED9F is rgb(254, 237, 159) — red 254, green 237, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEED9F?

#FEED9F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEED9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEED9F scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEED9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEED9F 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 6.92, 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.