Palettes / Colors / #FED65C

#FED65C — Light Vivid Yellow

#FED65C is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FED65C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FED65C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5D85FE; it also sits naturally between #FE855D and #D6FE5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 84% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 64% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FED65C

.text { color: #FED65C; }
.background { background-color: #FED65C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED65C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 214, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 99%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED65C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 214, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED65C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 214, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED65C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED65C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D85FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED65C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED65C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FED65C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED65C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED65B  ·  #FED65D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED65C?

#FED65C is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 214, 92). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED65C?

#FED65C is RGB 254, 214, 92 — HSL 45°, 99%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 64%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED65C?

Its complement is #5D85FE; analogous partners are #FE855D and #D6FE5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED65C for text?

Black text on #FED65C has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.