Information about #FEF99D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FEF99D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(254, 249, 157) — 99.6% red, 97.6% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 38 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FEF99D is a intensely saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Lemon (#FCF99C). Slightly further away sit Very Light Gold (#FFF39E) and Very Light Yellow (#FFFF9E).

The recipe behind #FEF99D is rgb(254, 249, 157), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FEF99D: 19.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. No one has named #FEF99D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FEF99D color variations

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

#FEF99D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FEF99D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FEF99D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FEF99D 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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#FEF99D 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 #FEF99D

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

Soft Lemon color link
Soft Lemon

#FCF99C

Very Light Gold color link
Very Light Gold

#FFF39E

Very Light Yellow color link
Very Light Yellow

#FFFF9E

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Canary color link
Canary

#FFFF99

Pastel Yellow color link
Pastel Yellow

#FDFD96

Starlight color link
Starlight

#FFFFA3

Calamansi color link
Calamansi

#FCFFA4

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

Very Light Apple Green color link
Very Light Apple Green

#F3FF9E

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

#FEF99D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FEF99D
  • RGB254, 249, 157
  • CMYK0, 2, 38, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 249, 157)
  • HSL57°, 98%, 81%
  • HSL Precise56.907°, 97.98%, 80.588%
  • HSV57°, 38%, 100%
  • HSB57°, 38%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.976, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.976, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.976, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFEF99D
  • DECIMAL ID16710045
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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