Palettes / Colors / #FEE89E

#FEE89E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEE89E is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FEE89E 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.

#FEE89E 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 #9FB5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB89F and #E5FE9F. 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 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE89E

.text { color: #FEE89E; }
.background { background-color: #FEE89E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE89E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 232, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE89E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 232, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE89E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 232, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE89E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE89E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FB5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE89E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE89E

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 #FEE89E 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 #FEE89E 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

← #FEE89D  ·  #FEE89F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE89E?

#FEE89E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 232, 158). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE89E?

#FEE89E is RGB 254, 232, 158 — HSL 46°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE89E?

Its complement is #9FB5FE; analogous partners are #FEB89F and #E5FE9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE89E for text?

Black text on #FEE89E has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.