#fef59f Color Information

#fef59f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #fef59f, and its official name is Lemon Bundt Cake. In RGB, it consists of 99.6% Red, 96.1% Green, and 62.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.5% Magenta, 37.4% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 54.3°, with saturation of 97.9% and lightness of 81%. The decimal value for #fef59f is 16709023, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffff99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #fef59f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#fef59f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorLemon Bundt Cake Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color254, 245, 159 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color99.6%, 96.1%, 62.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.004, 0.039, 0.376 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.035, 0.374, 0.004 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color54.3°, 97.9%, 81.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color54.3°, 37.4%, 99.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color79.784, 88.879, 45.751 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color169, 254, 159 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16709023 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color95.530, -9.073, 42.493 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)95.530, 43.451, 102.052 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color95.530, 9.965, 59.190 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color94.276, -13.921, 37.220 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.372, 0.415, 88.879 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294899103 / 0xfffef59f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffff99 Copy
Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Shades of #fef59f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #fef59f, its pure hue is 54.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.9%, and its lightness is 81.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #fef59f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #201f14 to #ded68b.

Tints of #fef59f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #fef59f, its pure hue is 54.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.9%, and its lightness is 81.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #fef59f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fef6ab to #fffef3.

Tones of #fef59f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #fef59f, its pure hue is 54.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #fef59f, which range from #cfcfcf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fff69e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #fef59f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #fef59f! For #fef59f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #fef59f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #fef59f

This color, #fef59f, consists of 99.6% Red, 96.1% Green, and 62.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 254, Green = 245, Blue = 159. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #fef59f is 0% Cyan, 3.5% Magenta, 37.4% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R99.6%
C0.0%
G96.1%
M3.5%
B62.4%
Y37.4%
K0.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 254 245 159
Octal 376 365 237
Hexa #fe #f5 #9f
Binary 11111110 11110101 10011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 37 0
Octal 0 3 45 0
Hexa #00 #03 #25 #00
Binary 00000000 00000011 00100101 00000000

Analogous Colors of #fef59f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #fef59f — which has hue 54.3° — its analogous colors are located at 24.3° and 84.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fef59f.

Triadic Colors of #fef59f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #fef59f — which has hue 54.3° — its triadic colors are located at 54.3° and 294.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fef59f.

Complementary Color of #fef59f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #fef59f — which has hue 54.3° — its complementary color is located at 234.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fef59f.

Split Complementary Colors of #fef59f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #fef59f — which has hue 54.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.3° and 264.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fef59f.

Tetradic Colors of #fef59f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #fef59f — which has hue 54.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 324.3°, 54.3°, 144.3°, and 234.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fef59f.

Monochromatic Colors of #fef59f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #fef59f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #fdef70 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fffacf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #fef59f

We want to make getting started with #fef59f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #fef59f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #fef59f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #fef59f with other HTML elements.

#fef59f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #fef59f.
<span style="color: #fef59f;">The color of this text is #fef59f.</span>

#fef59f Background Color

The background color for this text is #fef59f.
<div style="background-color: #fef59f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #fef59f.</div>

#fef59f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #fef59f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #fef59f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #fef59f.</span>

#fef59f Border Color

This is a div with border color #fef59f.
<div style="border: #fef59f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #fef59f.</div>

#fef59f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #fef59f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fef59f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fef59f on a white background.</div></div>

#fef59f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #fef59f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fef59f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fef59f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #fef59f to White

This is a gradient from #fef59f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fef59f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fef59f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fef59f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fef59f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fef59f to white.</div>

Gradient from #fef59f to Black

This is a gradient from #fef59f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fef59f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fef59f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fef59f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fef59f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fef59f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #fef59f

In addition to using #fef59f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #fef59f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #fef59f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 254, Green = 245, Blue = 159). If you need details about the color coordinates of #fef59f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #fef59f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(254, 245, 159)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #fef59f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #fef59f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #fef59f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(254, 245, 159);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#fef59f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:254, green:245, blue:159, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:254 green:245 blue:159 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(254f, 245f, 159f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(254, 245, 159);
 

#fef59f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #fef59f the same way. For those with color blindness, #fef59f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #fef59f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #fef59f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #fef59f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #fef59f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #fef59f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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