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#FEEF9A Color

#FEEF9A is rgb(254, 239, 154) in RGB, hsl(51, 98%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEEF9A
HEX#FEEF9A
RGBrgb(254, 239, 154)
HSLhsl(51, 98%, 80%)
HSVhsv(51, 39%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.106 99.5)
LABlab(94.26% -3.34 43.00)
LCHlch(94.26% 43.13 94.45)

What #FEEF9A 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 #FEEF9A, 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.

#FEEF9A Channel Values

How #FEEF9A 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 239 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 98% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 39% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEEF9A 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEEF9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEEF9A; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEEF9A

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 #FEEF9A 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#FEEF9A
Protanopia#F2F29A
Protanomaly#F7F19A
Deuteranopia#F4F499
Deuteranomaly#F8F29A
Tritanopia#FFE6E6
Tritanomaly#FFEACC
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

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Using #FEEF9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feef9a: #FEEF9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEEF9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feef9a': '#FEEF9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.937, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_feef9a">#FEEF9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEEF9A"

More Yellow Colors

#FEEF9A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEEF9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEEF9A?

#FEEF9A is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 239, 154) in RGB and hsl(51, 98%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #FEEF9A?

#FEEF9A is rgb(254, 239, 154) — red 254, green 239, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEEF9A?

#FEEF9A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEEF9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEEF9A scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEEF9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEEF9A 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 4.71, which is very hard to tell apart.

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