Palettes / Colors / #FEDA85

#FEDA85 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEDA85 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEDA85 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 #86AAFE; it also sits naturally between #FE9E86 and #E6FE86. 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 85% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 48% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEDA85

.text { color: #FEDA85; }
.background { background-color: #FEDA85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDA85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 218, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDA85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 218, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDA85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 218, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDA85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDA85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86AAFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEDA85: #000000.

How #FEDA85 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 #FEDA85 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

← #FEDA84  ·  #FEDA86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDA85?

#FEDA85 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 218, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDA85?

#FEDA85 is RGB 254, 218, 133 — HSL 42°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 48%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDA85?

Its complement is #86AAFE; analogous partners are #FE9E86 and #E6FE86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDA85 for text?

Black text on #FEDA85 has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.