Information about #FEF5CA color

#FEF5CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FEF5CA falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(254, 245, 202) — 99.6% red, 96.1% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 20 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FEF5CA is a intensely saturated 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 Light Ivory (#FFF8C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Evaline Yellow (#FFF4C7) and Barley White (#FFF4CE).

In RGB terms — rgb(254, 245, 202) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 19.1:1 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.

#FEF5CA color variations

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

#FEF5CA 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FEF5CA

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

Light Ivory color link
Light Ivory

#FFF8C9

Barley White color link
Barley White

#FFF4CE

Soft Blonde color link
Soft Blonde

#FEF6D1

Pale color link
Pale

#FFF9D0

Baja White color link
Baja White

#FFF8D1

Corn Field color link
Corn Field

#F8FACD

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Mimosa color link
Mimosa

#F5F5CC

Egg Shell color link
Egg Shell

#FFFCC4

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FEF5CA
  • RGB254, 245, 202
  • CMYK0, 4, 20, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 245, 202)
  • HSL50°, 96%, 89%
  • HSL Precise49.615°, 96.296%, 89.412%
  • HSV50°, 20%, 100%
  • HSB50°, 20%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.961, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.961, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.961, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFEF5CA
  • DECIMAL ID16709066
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01