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#FEF8AE Color

#FEF8AE is rgb(254, 248, 174) in RGB, hsl(55, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEF8AE
HEX#FEF8AE
RGBrgb(254, 248, 174)
HSLhsl(55, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(55, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.7% 0.093 104.1)
LABlab(96.78% -5.92 36.41)
LCHlch(96.78% 36.88 99.24)

What #FEF8AE 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 #FEF8AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 6.19Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 7.7Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 8.85Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.59Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 10.41Khaki#F0E68CΔE 10.56

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

#FEF8AE Channel Values

How #FEF8AE 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 248 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 31% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEF8AE 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 text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEF8AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEF8AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEF8AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEF8AE
Complementary
#AEB5FE
Analogous
#FED0AE
Analogous
#DDFEAE
Triadic
#AEFEF8
Triadic
#F8AEFE
Split comp.
#AEDDFE
Split comp.
#D0AEFE

Tints & Shades of #FEF8AE

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

#FEF8B8
#FEF9C2
#FEFACD
#FFFBD7
#FFFCE1
#FFFDEB

Shades

#FEF277
#FDED3A
#FCE803
#C0B002
#887D01
#4C4501

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEF8AE.

How #FEF8AE 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#FEF8AE
Protanopia#F9F9AE
Protanomaly#FBF9AE
Deuteranopia#FAFAAE
Deuteranomaly#FCF9AE
Tritanopia#FFF0F0
Tritanomaly#FFF3D9
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEF8AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fef8ae: #FEF8AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEF8AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fef8ae': '#FEF8AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.973, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_fef8ae">#FEF8AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEF8AE"

More Yellow Colors

#FEF8AE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEF8AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEF8AE?

#FEF8AE is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 248, 174) in RGB and hsl(55, 98%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #FEF8AE?

#FEF8AE is rgb(254, 248, 174) — red 254, green 248, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEF8AE?

#FEF8AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEF8AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEF8AE scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEF8AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEF8AE 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.7, 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.