Baby Powder (#FEFEFA)

The hex code for Baby Powder is #FEFEFA. It is rgb(254, 254, 250) in RGB, hsl(60, 67%, 99%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK — a lightest yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#FEFEFA

RGBrgb(254, 254, 250)

HSLhsl(60, 67%, 99%)

HSVhsv(60, 2%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(99.6% 0.005 106.5)

LABlab(99.57% -0.52 1.92)

LCHlch(99.57% 1.99 105.12)

Colors Closest to Baby Powder

Baby Powder is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Lotion#FEFDFAΔE 0.64 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 1.4 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 1.73 White#FFFFFFΔE 2.03 Traffic White#F7FBF5ΔE 2.2 Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 2.5

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

#FEFEFA Channel Values

How Baby Powder breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 254 · G 254 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 67% · L 99%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 2% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.01:1 vs white · 20.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Baby Powder 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.

TextWhite text1.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text20.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Baby Powder

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Baby Powder; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Baby Powder

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

#FEFEFB

#FDFDF6

Shades

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How Baby Powder 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.

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Using #FEFEFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--baby-powder: #FEFEFA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEFEFA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'baby-powder': '#FEFEFA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.996, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="baby_powder">#FEFEFA</color>

SVG fillfill="#FEFEFA"

More Yellow Colors

Baby Powder sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffb624 fefe33 ffb900 fefdfa ffba00 fefce8 ffbf00 fef9c2 ffc324 fef3c6 ffc40c fee685 ffe70f fffce5 ffffbf 424200 707000 9c7c38 c5b358 da9100 e7e727 f0e68c f6eabe fbec5d

#FEFEFA Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Baby Powder?

The hex code for Baby Powder is #FEFEFA. That is rgb(254, 254, 250) in RGB, hsl(60, 67%, 99%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FEFEFA?

#FEFEFA is rgb(254, 254, 250) — red 254, green 254, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEFEFA?

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

Should text on #FEFEFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEFEFA scores 1.01:1 against white and 20.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEFEFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEFEFA 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 white (#FFFFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.03, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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