#feeef1
a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Lavender Blush
Token name suggestion: Frost Rust
#feeef1 is a pale electric red, 349° on the wheel and 23/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (18.71:1). As text it scores 1.12:1 on white — use #EA0E37 instead. Nearest name is Lavender Blush, nearest Tailwind family is amber.
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #feeef1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #feeef1.
Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.
Every format
| HEX | #feeef1 |
| HEX (8-digit) | #feeef1ff |
| RGB | rgb(254, 238, 241) |
| RGBA | rgba(254, 238, 241, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 89%, 97%) |
| HSV / HSB | hsv(349, 6%, 100%) |
| HWB | hwb(349 93% 0%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 0%) |
| LAB | lab(95.4 5.9 0.5) |
| LCH | lch(95.4 5.9 4.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.963 0.018 4.5) |
| XYZ (D65) | xyz(87.32, 88.57, 95.70) |
| Decimal | 16707313 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.996 0.933 0.945) |
| Web-safe | #FFFFFF |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #feeef1;
background-color: #feeef1;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #feeef1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#feeef1] bg-[#feeef1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #feeef1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.933, blue: 0.945)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.933, blue: 0.945, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#FEEEF1</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFFEEEF1)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEEEF1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(241, 238, 254)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(254, 238, 241)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(254, 238, 241)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 254, 238, 241)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.9961f, 0.9333f, 0.9451f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{254,238,241}/* mix without leaving CSS */ background: color-mix(in oklab, #feeef1 85%, white); border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #feeef1 40%, transparent); /* theme-aware in one line */ color: light-dark(#78071C, #EED3D8); /* relative colour syntax */ --hover: hsl(from #feeef1 h s calc(l - 7));
Design tokens
The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.
:root {
--brand-50: #feeef1;
--brand-100: #FBE5E9;
--brand-200: #F8C4CD;
--brand-300: #F995A8;
--brand-400: #F6607C;
--brand-500: #F32B50;
--brand-600: #E70E36;
--brand-700: #C10B2D;
--brand-800: #9A0924;
--brand-900: #6F0B1E;
--brand-950: #460713;
--brand: #feeef1;
--brand-ink: #000000;
--brand-surface: #FAF4F5;
--brand-border: #EDC0C8;
--brand-hover: #FCCCD5;
--brand-pressed: #FAABBA;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--brand-surface: #241417;
--brand-ink: #EED3D8;
}
}theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
brand: {
50: '#feeef1',
100: '#FBE5E9',
200: '#F8C4CD',
300: '#F995A8',
400: '#F6607C',
500: '#F32B50',
600: '#E70E36',
700: '#C10B2D',
800: '#9A0924',
900: '#6F0B1E',
950: '#460713',
DEFAULT: '#feeef1',
},
},
},
}$brand: (
'50': #feeef1,
'100': #FBE5E9,
'200': #F8C4CD,
'300': #F995A8,
'400': #F6607C,
'500': #F32B50,
'600': #E70E36,
'700': #C10B2D,
'800': #9A0924,
'900': #6F0B1E,
'950': #460713,
);
$brand-base: #feeef1;
$brand-ink: #000000;
@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }{
"color": {
"brand": {
"50": { "$value": "#feeef1", "$type": "color" },
"100": { "$value": "#FBE5E9", "$type": "color" },
"200": { "$value": "#F8C4CD", "$type": "color" },
"300": { "$value": "#F995A8", "$type": "color" },
"400": { "$value": "#F6607C", "$type": "color" },
"500": { "$value": "#F32B50", "$type": "color" },
"600": { "$value": "#E70E36", "$type": "color" },
"700": { "$value": "#C10B2D", "$type": "color" },
"800": { "$value": "#9A0924", "$type": "color" },
"900": { "$value": "#6F0B1E", "$type": "color" },
"950": { "$value": "#460713", "$type": "color" }
},
"brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
}
}Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Make it accessible
A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.
Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #F6627E is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #feeef1 as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #feeef1.
| Neutral | Ratio | Verdict | Both directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| White#ffffff | 1.12:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 50#f8fafc | 1.07:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 100#f1f5f9 | 1.02:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 200#e2e8f0 | 1.10:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 300#cbd5e1 | 1.32:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 400#94a3b8 | 2.28:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 500#64748b | 4.24:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 600#475569 | 6.75:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 700#334155 | 9.23:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 800#1e293b | 13.04:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 900#0f172a | 15.91:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Black#000000 | 18.71:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #feeef1 is pinned to step 50; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.004 4.5);
--brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.007 4.5);
--brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.011 4.5);
--brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.014 4.5);
--brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.016 4.5);
--brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.018 4.5);
--brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.018 4.5);
--brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.017 4.5);
--brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.015 4.5);
--brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.012 4.5);
--brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.010 4.5);
}Colors that work with #feeef1
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
In real components
The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.
Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.
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How to use #feeef1
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Primary buttons and calls to action
- ✓Focus rings, active and selected states
- ✓Card and section backgrounds
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
- ⚠White text placed on it
- ⚠Status meaning — pair it with an icon or label, never colour alone
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Meaning and mood
What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.
Red arrives before the rest of the page does. It raises attention and appetite, which is why it runs food, sport and clearance pricing.
At this chroma the association is amplified — it will dominate anything placed beside it, so give it space and use it sparingly. The high lightness makes it recede — a surface colour rather than a statement.
It is also the universal error colour. Use it as a brand accent and users may read a warning that is not there.
- FormalityLow
- EnergyHigh
- Weight4/100
- TemperatureWarm
- ApproachabilityHigh
Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #EEFEFB | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #FEEEF9 | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #FEF3EE | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #EEFEF3 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #EEF9FE | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #F1FEEE | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #EEF1FE | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #F9FEEE | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
#feeef1 sits at 349°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Total ink coverage is 12%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.
Color previews
#feeef1 text on a black background
contrast 18.71:1
#feeef1 text on a white background
contrast 1.12:1
#feeef1 on grey
1.02:1
#feeef1 on its own surface
1.03:1
#feeef1 on its dark surface
15.76:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #feeef1;
background-color: #feeef1;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #feeef1;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 238, 241, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 238, 241, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #feeef1; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #feeef1, #FEF6EE);
Gradient headline
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #feeef1, #FEFAEE); -webkit-background-clip: text; color: transparent;
outline: 2px solid #feeef1; outline-offset: 3px;
Marked up text
text-decoration-color: #feeef1; caret-color: #feeef1;
border-left: 4px solid #feeef1;
background: #FEE7EB; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #feeef1;
background: conic-gradient(#feeef1 68%, #e2e8f0 0);
Transparency
What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #feeef1 over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.
Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.
rgba(254, 238, 241, 0.5) rgb(254 238 241 / 50%) #feeef180 hsl(349 89% 97% / 50%) color-mix(in srgb, #feeef1 50%, transparent)
| Alpha | 8-digit hex | Flat on white |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | #feeef11a | #FFFDFE |
| 20% | #feeef133 | #FFFCFC |
| 40% | #feeef166 | #FFF8F9 |
| 60% | #feeef199 | #FEF5F7 |
| 80% | #feeef1cc | #FEF1F4 |
Gradients from #feeef1
Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FEECEF, #feeef1 45%, #78071C);
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #feeef1, #FCEAD1);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #feeef1, #EEFEFB);
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #FEF1F3 0%, #feeef1 45%, #78071C 100%);
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FAF4F5, #ffffff);
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #FFFFFF 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #FFFFFF 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #78071C 0%, transparent 65%), #feeef1;
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #feeef1
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Tones — desaturated
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Misty Rose (#ffe4e1) — ΔE2000 4.7 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#feeef1 in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.
Very light values are indistinguishable from white on a dim phone screen outdoors. Give it a border if the boundary matters.
Usable as-is on a dark surface at 18.71:1.
Explore nearby colors
Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.
#feeef1, answered
What color is #feeef1?
#feeef1 is a pale electric red, closest to Lavender Blush (ΔE2000 1). It sits at 349° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 97% lightness, which reads as warm.
What is the RGB value of #feeef1?
rgb(254, 238, 241) — 254 red, 238 green and 241 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 93.3% / 94.5% by channel.
What is #feeef1 in HSL and HSV?
hsl(349, 89%, 97%) and hsv(349, 6%, 100%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.
Is #feeef1 a light or a dark color?
It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8857 and perceived brightness is 95%, so black text on it reaches 18.71:1.
Should I use black or white text on #feeef1?
Black. It scores 18.71:1 against #feeef1, versus 1.12:1 for white — AAA at any size.
Is #feeef1 accessible on a white background?
#feeef1 on white scores 1.12:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #EA0E37 to reach 4.5:1, or #B00A29 for 7:1.
What is the complementary color of #feeef1?
#EEFEFB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EEFEF3 and #EEF9FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #feeef1?
For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C8 for borders, #9B4B5A for secondary text, #0BC171 as an accent and #78071C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEEEF9 and #FEF3EE stays calm, while #EEFEFB is the loudest partner.
What is #feeef1 in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.
Is #feeef1 warm or cool?
Warm — it scores 23 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEF1EE; nudged cooler, #FEEEF7.
Which Tailwind color is closest to #feeef1?
The amber family — its 500 step is #f59e0b, ΔE2000 33.8 away. That is a visible difference, so define #feeef1 as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.
How do I use #feeef1 in Tailwind CSS?
Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#feeef1] or text-[#feeef1], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.
What is #feeef1 with 50% opacity?
rgba(254, 238, 241, 0.5), or #feeef180 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #FFF7F8; over black, #7F7779.
Is #feeef1 a web-safe color?
No. The nearest web-safe colour is #FFFFFF, ΔE2000 7.9 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.
What does the color #feeef1 mean?
As a red, it reads urgent, appetising, bold. Red arrives before the rest of the page does. It raises attention and appetite, which is why it runs food, sport and clearance pricing. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.
What gradient works with #feeef1?
The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #FEECEF, #feeef1 45%, #78071C). For more colour, a short hue run to #FCEAD1 keeps it rich without turning muddy.
Work with #feeef1 in the Color Lab
Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.
Every value on this page is computed from #feeef1 at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.