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#FEF5BE Color

#FEF5BE is rgb(254, 245, 190) in RGB, hsl(52, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEF5BE
HEX#FEF5BE
RGBrgb(254, 245, 190)
HSLhsl(52, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(52, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.4% 0.071 99.8)
LABlab(96.26% -3.05 27.74)
LCHlch(96.26% 27.91 96.27)

What #FEF5BE 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 #FEF5BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 5.66Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 5.78Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 5.9Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 5.99Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.16Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 6.25

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

#FEF5BE Channel Values

How #FEF5BE 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 245 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 25% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEF5BE 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 text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEF5BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEF5BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEF5BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEF5BE
Complementary
#BEC6FE
Analogous
#FED5BE
Analogous
#E6FEBE
Triadic
#BEFEF5
Triadic
#F5BEFE
Split comp.
#BEE6FE
Split comp.
#D5BEFE

Tints & Shades of #FEF5BE

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

#FEF7C8
#FEF8CD
#FEF9D7
#FEFADC
#FFFBE6
#FFFCEB

Shades

#FDED81
#FCE445
#FBDB09
#C9AF03
#8D7A02
#504601

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEF5BE.

How #FEF5BE 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#FEF5BE
Protanopia#F7F7BE
Protanomaly#FAF6BE
Deuteranopia#F8F8BE
Deuteranomaly#FAF7BE
Tritanopia#FFEFEF
Tritanomaly#FFF1DD
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEF5BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fef5be: #FEF5BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEF5BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fef5be': '#FEF5BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.961, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_fef5be">#FEF5BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEF5BE"

More Yellow Colors

#FEF5BE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEF5BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEF5BE?

#FEF5BE is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 245, 190) in RGB and hsl(52, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #FEF5BE?

#FEF5BE is rgb(254, 245, 190) — red 254, green 245, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEF5BE?

#FEF5BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEF5BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEF5BE scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEF5BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEF5BE 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 5.66, 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.