Palettes / Colors / #FEE291
#FEE291 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FEE291 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FEE291 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.
#FEE291 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #90ABFE; it also sits naturally between #FEAB90 and #E2FE90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEE291 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 226, 145 |
| HSL | 45°, 98%, 78% |
| HSV | 45°, 43%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 43%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.18, 77.51, 37.89 |
| Yxy | 77.51, 0.3881, 0.4110 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.55, -1.02, 43.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.04, -1.01, 32.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 57%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 43% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEE291
.text { color: #FEE291; }
.background { background-color: #FEE291; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE291; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 226, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE291; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 226, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE291; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 226, 145, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEE291">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE291">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #90ABFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEE291: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE291
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 #FEE291: ·
How #FEE291 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 #FEE291 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 #FEE291?
#FEE291 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 226, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE291?
#FEE291 is RGB 254, 226, 145 — HSL 45°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 43%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEE291?
Its complement is #90ABFE; analogous partners are #FEAB90 and #E2FE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEE291 for text?
Black text on #FEE291 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.