Palettes / Colors / #FEE048

#FEE048 — Vivid Yellow

#FEE048 is a yellow color we call 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 #FEE048 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.

#FEE048 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 #4867FE; it also sits naturally between #FE8548 and #C1FE48. 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 88% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 72% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE048

.text { color: #FEE048; }
.background { background-color: #FEE048; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE048; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 224, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 99%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE048; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 224, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE048; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 224, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE048">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE048">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE048

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4867FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE048: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE048

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 #FEE048 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 #FEE048 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

← #FEE047  ·  #FEE049 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE048?

#FEE048 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 224, 72). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE048?

#FEE048 is RGB 254, 224, 72 — HSL 50°, 99%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 72%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE048?

Its complement is #4867FE; analogous partners are #FE8548 and #C1FE48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE048 for text?

Black text on #FEE048 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.