#FEF3C7 color
The swatch above shows #FEF3C7 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FEF3C7 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the CSS named color papayawhip (#FFEFD5).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: amber-100. That means you can write bg-amber-100 or text-amber-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FEF3C7 |
| RGB | rgb(254, 243, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 96%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16708551 |
| CSS | color: #FEF3C7; |
| Android | 0xFFFEF3C7 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.953, blue: 0.780, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FEF3C7 | 1.11:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FEF3C7 | 18.86:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FEF3C7
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FEF3C7 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FEF3C7
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FEF3C7 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FEF3C7; background-color: #FEF3C7; }
.element { color: rgb(254 243 199); }
.element { color: hsl(48 96% 89%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-amber-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FEF3C7;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FEF3C7?
#FEF3C7 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its hue sits at 48° on the color wheel, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness.
What is #FEF3C7 in RGB?
#FEF3C7 converts to rgb(254, 243, 199) — 254 red, 243 green and 199 blue.
What is #FEF3C7 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FEF3C7 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (18.86:1 versus 1.11:1).
What is the complementary color of #FEF3C7?
#C8D3FE — the hue directly opposite #FEF3C7 on the color wheel.