Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#FEFDCD

#FEFDCD is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Cream. RGB 254, 253, 205, HSL 59° 96% 90%, luminance 0.9573; view contrast and conversions.

yellowwarmlightpastel
#FEFDCD Sample readable text
HEX #FEFDCD
RGB rgb(254, 253, 205)
HSL hsl(59 96% 90%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 19, 0)
Luminance 0.9573
Contrast Black 20.15:1White 1.04:1

CSS

--color-fefdcd: #FEFDCD;
.background-fefdcd { background-color: #FEFDCD; }
.text-fefdcd { color: #FEFDCD; }

HEX meaning and use

About #FEFDCD

#FEFDCD is classified as a warm yellow value with light and pastel visual character. #FEFDCD is visually closest to Cream, a named yellow color with HEX #FFFDD0.

The RGB channels are 254, 253, and 205, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg with 96% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.9573, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text20.15:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FEFDCD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000020.15:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#FFFFFF · #000000 text · best 21:1#FFFECC#FFFECC · #000000 text · best 20.3:1Cream#FFFDD0 · #000000 text · best 20.21:1Lemon Chiffon#FFFACD · #000000 text · best 19.81:1Cornsilk#FFF8DC · #000000 text · best 19.71:1

Generated Palette

#FEFDCD#FEFDCD
#CDCEFE#CDCEFE
#FEE5CD#FEE5CD
#E6FECD#E6FECD
White#FFFFFF
#FCFA73#FCFA73

Color Harmonies

#CDCEFE#CDCEFE
#FEE5CD#FEE5CD
#E6FECD#E6FECD
#CDFEFD#CDFEFD
#FDCDFE#FDCDFE

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FCFA73#FCFA73
#FFFECC#FFFECC
#F8F8D3#F8F8D3
White#FFFFFF
#FFFFF5#FFFFF5

Nearest Named Colors

Cream#FFFDD0
Lemon Chiffon#FFFACD
Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2
Cornsilk#FFF8DC
Papaya Whip#FFEFD5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9573
Black text20.15:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#FEFDCD","rgb":[254,253,205],"hsl":[59,96,90],"cmyk":[0,0,19,0],"luminance":0.9573,"contrast":{"black":20.15,"white":1.04}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":20.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFFECC","hex":"#FFFECC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.3,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cream","hex":"#FFFDD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.21,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lemon Chiffon","hex":"#FFFACD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.81,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.71,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","pastel","light yellow","pastel yellow","Cream adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fefdcd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cream.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon-chiffon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#CDCEFE","analogous":["#FEE5CD","#E6FECD"],"triadic":["#CDFEFD","#FDCDFE"],"tetradic":["#CDFEE5","#CDCEFE","#FECDE6"],"splitComplementary":["#CDE6FE","#E5CDFE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FEFDCD","#FCFA73"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FCFA73","saturated":"#FFFECC","desaturated":"#F8F8D3","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFF5"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cream","name":"Cream","hex":"#FFFDD0","distance":3.1622776601683795},{"slug":"lemon-chiffon","name":"Lemon Chiffon","hex":"#FFFACD","distance":3.1622776601683795},{"slug":"light-goldenrod-yellow","name":"Light Goldenrod Yellow","hex":"#FAFAD2","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"cornsilk","name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","distance":15.84297951775486},{"slug":"papaya-whip","name":"Papaya Whip","hex":"#FFEFD5","distance":16.15549442140351}]
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Related HEX Guides

Cream colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFFDD0.Lemon Chiffon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFFACD.Light Goldenrod Yellow colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FAFAD2.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#FEFDCD APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.