Palettes / Colors / #FEE490

#FEE490 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEE490 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEE490 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 #90AAFE; it also sits naturally between #FEAD90 and #E1FE90. 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 89% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 43% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE490

.text { color: #FEE490; }
.background { background-color: #FEE490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 228, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 228, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 228, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE490">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90AAFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE490: #000000.

How #FEE490 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 #FEE490 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE490?

#FEE490 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 228, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE490?

#FEE490 is RGB 254, 228, 144 — HSL 46°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 43%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE490?

Its complement is #90AAFE; analogous partners are #FEAD90 and #E1FE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE490 for text?

Black text on #FEE490 has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.