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#FEF7DC Color

#FEF7DC is rgb(254, 247, 220) in RGB, hsl(48, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEF7DC
HEX#FEF7DC
RGBrgb(254, 247, 220)
HSLhsl(48, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(48, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.5% 0.036 95)
LABlab(97.26% -0.84 13.91)
LCHlch(97.26% 13.94 93.46)

What #FEF7DC 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 #FEF7DC, 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.

#FEF7DC Channel Values

How #FEF7DC 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 247 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 13% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEF7DC 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEF7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEF7DC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FEF7DC

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 #FEF7DC.

How #FEF7DC 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#FEF7DC
Protanopia#F8F8DC
Protanomaly#FBF8DC
Deuteranopia#F9F9DC
Deuteranomaly#FBF8DC
Tritanopia#FFF4F4
Tritanomaly#FFF5EB
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEF7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fef7dc: #FEF7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEF7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fef7dc': '#FEF7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.969, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_fef7dc">#FEF7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEF7DC"

More Yellow Colors

#FEF7DC sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEF7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEF7DC?

#FEF7DC is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 247, 220) in RGB and hsl(48, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.59.

What is the RGB value of #FEF7DC?

#FEF7DC is rgb(254, 247, 220) — red 254, green 247, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEF7DC?

#FEF7DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEF7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEF7DC scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEF7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEF7DC 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 cornsilk (#FFF8DC) at a CIE76 distance of 0.59, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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