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#FEEE5D Color

#FEEE5D is rgb(254, 238, 93) in RGB, hsl(54, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maize (#FBEC5D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEEE5D
HEX#FEEE5D
RGBrgb(254, 238, 93)
HSLhsl(54, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(54, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.162 103)
LABlab(93.45% -6.48 69.45)
LCHlch(93.45% 69.75 95.33)

What #FEEE5D 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 #FEEE5D, 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.

#FEEE5D Channel Values

How #FEEE5D 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 238 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 63% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEEE5D 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEEE5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEEE5D; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEEE5D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEEE5D.

How #FEEE5D 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#FEEE5D
Protanopia#F1F15D
Protanomaly#F6F05D
Deuteranopia#F3F35B
Deuteranomaly#F8F15C
Tritanopia#FFE2E2
Tritanomaly#FFE7BC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEEE5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feee5d: #FEEE5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEEE5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feee5d': '#FEEE5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.933, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_feee5d">#FEEE5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEEE5D"

More Yellow Colors

#FEEE5D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEEE5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEEE5D?

#FEEE5D is a light yellow — rgb(254, 238, 93) in RGB and hsl(54, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maize (#FBEC5D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.19.

What is the RGB value of #FEEE5D?

#FEEE5D is rgb(254, 238, 93) — red 254, green 238, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEEE5D?

#FEEE5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEEE5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEEE5D scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEEE5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEEE5D 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 20.41, which is visibly different.

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