Information about #FEF2C2 color

#FEF2C2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FEF2C2 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(254, 242, 194) — 99.6% red, 94.9% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 24 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FEF2C2 is a intensely saturated sunny yellow that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Amber (#FFF0C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Evaline Yellow (#FFF4C7) and Blond (#FAF0BE).

The recipe behind #FEF2C2 is rgb(254, 242, 194), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 18.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FEF2C2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FEF2C2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FEF2C2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FEF2C2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FEF2C2 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FEF2C2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FEF2C2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Evaline Yellow color link
Evaline Yellow

#FFF4C7

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Colonial White color link
Colonial White

#FFEDBC

Light Ivory color link
Light Ivory

#FFF8C9

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Egg Shell color link
Egg Shell

#FFFCC4

Lemon Meringue color link
Lemon Meringue

#F6EABE

Barley White color link
Barley White

#FFF4CE

Soft Whisper color link
Soft Whisper

#F8EACA

#FEF2C2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FEF2C2
  • RGB254, 242, 194
  • CMYK0, 5, 24, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 242, 194)
  • HSL48°, 97%, 88%
  • HSL Precise48°, 96.774%, 87.843%
  • HSV48°, 24%, 100%
  • HSB48°, 24%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.949, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.949, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.949, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFEF2C2
  • DECIMAL ID16708290
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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