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#FEF1BE Color

#FEF1BE is rgb(254, 241, 190) in RGB, hsl(48, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEF1BE
HEX#FEF1BE
RGBrgb(254, 241, 190)
HSLhsl(48, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(48, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.6% 0.067 95.4)
LABlab(95.26% -1.16 26.40)
LCHlch(95.26% 26.43 92.52)

What #FEF1BE 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 #FEF1BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 3.85Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 4.18Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 5.37Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 5.68Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 6.07Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 6.26

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

#FEF1BE Channel Values

How #FEF1BE 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 241 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 25% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEF1BE 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEF1BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEF1BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEF1BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEF1BE
Complementary
#BECBFE
Analogous
#FED1BE
Analogous
#EBFEBE
Triadic
#BEFEF1
Triadic
#F1BEFE
Split comp.
#BEEBFE
Split comp.
#D1BEFE

Tints & Shades of #FEF1BE

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

#FEF3C8
#FEF4CD
#FEF6D7
#FEF8DC
#FFFAE6
#FFFBEB

Shades

#FDE481
#FCD845
#FBCB09
#C9A103
#8D7102
#504101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEF1BE.

How #FEF1BE 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#FEF1BE
Protanopia#F3F3BE
Protanomaly#F8F2BE
Deuteranopia#F5F5BD
Deuteranomaly#F9F4BE
Tritanopia#FFEBEB
Tritanomaly#FFEEDB
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEF1BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fef1be: #FEF1BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEF1BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fef1be': '#FEF1BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.945, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_fef1be">#FEF1BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEF1BE"

More Yellow Colors

#FEF1BE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEF1BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEF1BE?

#FEF1BE is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 241, 190) in RGB and hsl(48, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.85.

What is the RGB value of #FEF1BE?

#FEF1BE is rgb(254, 241, 190) — red 254, green 241, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEF1BE?

#FEF1BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEF1BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEF1BE scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEF1BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEF1BE 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 lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.37, 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.