#fef9e2

Color #fef9e2

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Cornsilk #fff8dc · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-50 #fefce8 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#fef9e2

RGB

rgb(254, 249, 226)

HSL

hsl(49.3, 93.3%, 94.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.3, 11%, 99.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 0.4%)

LAB

lab(97.76, -2.14, 11.63)

LCH

lch(97.76, 11.83, 100.43)

OKLCH

oklch(98%, 0.0305, 96.78)

HWB

hwb(49.3, 88.6%, 0.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e7fe

Analogous

#feebe2

#fef9e2

#f5fee2

Triadic

#fef9e2

#e2fef9

#f9e2fe

Split-complementary

#fef9e2

#e2f5fe

#ebe2fe

Tetradic

#fef9e2

#e7fee2

#e2e7fe

#f9e2fe

Square

#fef9e2

#e2feeb

#e2e7fe

#fee2f5

Shades

Color #fef9e2 mixed toward black.

#fbe995

#f9d947

#e8c008

#9b8005

#4d4003

Tints

Color #fef9e2 mixed toward white.

#fefae7

#fefbec

#fefcf0

#fffdf5

#fffefa

Tones

Color #fef9e2 mixed toward gray.

#fcf7e4

#f9f6e7

#f7f4e9

#f5f3eb

#f2f1ee

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#fcfce8 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#fcfde9 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#feeced · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#f9f9f9 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #fef9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fef9e2]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#fef9e2 (#fef9e2) is rgb(254, 249, 226) in RGB.

No, #fef9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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