Palettes / Colors / #FEE771

#FEE771 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEE771 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEE771 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 #7188FE; it also sits naturally between #FEA071 and #CFFE71. 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 91% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 56% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE771

.text { color: #FEE771; }
.background { background-color: #FEE771; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE771; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 231, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE771; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 231, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE771; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 231, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE771">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE771">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE771

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7188FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE771: #000000.

How #FEE771 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 #FEE771 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 #FEE771?

#FEE771 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 231, 113). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE771?

#FEE771 is RGB 254, 231, 113 — HSL 50°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 56%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE771?

Its complement is #7188FE; analogous partners are #FEA071 and #CFFE71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE771 for text?

Black text on #FEE771 has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.