#FEF9C3 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS yellow-100 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#FEF9C3 is a very light, vivid yellow. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class yellow-100 (e.g. bg-yellow-100, text-yellow-100). Its nearest CSS named color is lemonchiffon (#fffacd). For readable text on a #FEF9C3 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (19.55:1). Because it is so light, #FEF9C3 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#FEF9C3 in Tailwind CSS (yellow-100)

#FEF9C3 ships with Tailwind CSS as yellow-100 — use it as bg-yellow-100, text-yellow-100, or border-yellow-100. It sits at step 100 of the yellow ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #FEF9C3 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #fefac9 Copy
• 20% tint #fefacf Copy
• 30% tint #fefbd5 Copy
• 40% tint #fefbdb Copy
• 50% tint #fffce1 Copy
• 60% tint #fffde7 Copy
• 70% tint #fffded Copy
• 80% tint #fffef3 Copy
• 90% tint #fffef9 Copy

Shades of #FEF9C3 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #e5e0b0 Copy
• 20% shade #cbc79c Copy
• 30% shade #b2ae89 Copy
• 40% shade #989575 Copy
• 50% shade #7f7d62 Copy
• 60% shade #66644e Copy
• 70% shade #4c4b3b Copy
• 80% shade #333227 Copy
• 90% shade #191913 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FEF9C3 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #FEF9C3 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More yellow colors in the library: #FEF3C7 (amber-100), #FFFBEB (amber-50), #FAFAF9 (stone-50), #FDE68A (amber-200), #FCD34D (amber-300), #F1C40F.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FEF9C3?

  #FEF9C3 is a very light, vivid yellow — rgb(254, 249, 195). Its nearest CSS named color is lemonchiffon. In Tailwind CSS it is yellow-100.

• How do I make tints and shades of #FEF9C3?

  Mix #FEF9C3 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FEF9C3 is #fefacf and a 20% shade is #cbc79c — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FEF9C3 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FEF9C3?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FEF9C3 background at 19.55:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #FEF9C3?

  yellow-100 — use it as bg-yellow-100, text-yellow-100, or border-yellow-100. The full yellow 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.