Palettes / Colors / #FED952
#FED952 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FED952 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 #FED952 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.
#FED952 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 #5278FE; it also sits naturally between #FE8352 and #CDFE52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FED952 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 217, 82 |
| HSL | 47°, 99%, 66% |
| HSV | 47°, 68%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 68%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.21, 71.31, 18.20 |
| Yxy | 71.31, 0.4289, 0.4550 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.63, -1.24, 68.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.44, -1.21, 43.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 85% · Blue 32%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 68% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FED952
.text { color: #FED952; }
.background { background-color: #FED952; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED952; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 217, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 99%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED952; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 217, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED952; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 217, 82, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FED952">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED952">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5278FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FED952: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED952
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FED952: ·
How #FED952 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 #FED952 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FED952?
#FED952 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 217, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FED952?
#FED952 is RGB 254, 217, 82 — HSL 47°, 99%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 68%, 0%.
What colors go with #FED952?
Its complement is #5278FE; analogous partners are #FE8352 and #CDFE52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FED952 for text?
Black text on #FED952 has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.