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#FEF8C8 Color

#FEF8C8 is rgb(254, 248, 200) in RGB, hsl(53, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEF8C8
HEX#FEF8C8
RGBrgb(254, 248, 200)
HSLhsl(53, 96%, 89%)
HSVhsv(53, 21%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.2% 0.062 101.6)
LABlab(97.16% -3.47 23.93)
LCHlch(97.16% 24.18 98.24)

What #FEF8C8 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 #FEF8C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 1.74Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 2.75Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 4.84Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 5.15Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.34Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 7.4

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

#FEF8C8 Channel Values

How #FEF8C8 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 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 96% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 21% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 21% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEF8C8 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEF8C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEF8C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEF8C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEF8C8
Complementary
#C8CEFE
Analogous
#FEDDC8
Analogous
#E9FEC8
Triadic
#C8FEF8
Triadic
#F8C8FE
Split comp.
#C8E9FE
Split comp.
#DDC8FE

Tints & Shades of #FEF8C8

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

#FEF8CD
#FEFAD7
#FEFADC
#FEFBE1
#FEFCE6
#FFFDF0

Shades

#FDF08C
#FBE750
#FADF14
#C8B104
#8C7C03
#504702

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEF8C8.

How #FEF8C8 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#FEF8C8
Protanopia#F9F9C8
Protanomaly#FBF9C8
Deuteranopia#FAFAC8
Deuteranomaly#FCF9C8
Tritanopia#FFF3F3
Tritanomaly#FFF5E3
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEF8C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fef8c8: #FEF8C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEF8C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fef8c8': '#FEF8C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.973, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_fef8c8">#FEF8C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEF8C8"

More Yellow Colors

#FEF8C8 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEF8C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEF8C8?

#FEF8C8 is a lightest yellow — rgb(254, 248, 200) in RGB and hsl(53, 96%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #FEF8C8?

#FEF8C8 is rgb(254, 248, 200) — red 254, green 248, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEF8C8?

#FEF8C8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEF8C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEF8C8 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEF8C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEF8C8 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 1.74, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.