Palettes / Colors / #FEE89B
#FEE89B — Light Vivid Yellow
#FEE89B 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 #FEE89B 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.
#FEE89B 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 #9AB0FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB69A and #E2FE9A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEE89B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 232, 155 |
| HSL | 47°, 98%, 80% |
| HSV | 47°, 39%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 39%, 0% |
| XYZ | 75.65, 81.15, 42.69 |
| Yxy | 81.15, 0.3792, 0.4068 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.20, -3.01, 40.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.08, -2.99, 31.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 91% · Blue 61%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 39% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEE89B
.text { color: #FEE89B; }
.background { background-color: #FEE89B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE89B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 232, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 98%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE89B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 232, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE89B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 232, 155, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEE89B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE89B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9AB0FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEE89B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE89B
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 #FEE89B: ·
How #FEE89B 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 #FEE89B 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 #FEE89B?
#FEE89B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 232, 155). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE89B?
#FEE89B is RGB 254, 232, 155 — HSL 47°, 98%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 39%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEE89B?
Its complement is #9AB0FE; analogous partners are #FEB69A and #E2FE9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEE89B for text?
Black text on #FEE89B has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.