Palettes / Colors / #FEE996
#FEE996 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FEE996 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 #FEE996 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.
#FEE996 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 #95AAFE; it also sits naturally between #FEB495 and #DEFE95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEE996 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 233, 150 |
| HSL | 48°, 98%, 79% |
| HSV | 48°, 41%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 41%, 0% |
| XYZ | 75.52, 81.55, 40.61 |
| Yxy | 81.55, 0.3820, 0.4125 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.38, -4.04, 42.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.31, -4.00, 32.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 91% · Blue 59%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 41% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEE996
.text { color: #FEE996; }
.background { background-color: #FEE996; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE996; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 233, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE996; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 233, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE996; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 233, 150, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEE996">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE996">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #95AAFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEE996: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE996
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 #FEE996: ·
How #FEE996 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 #FEE996 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 #FEE996?
#FEE996 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 233, 150). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE996?
#FEE996 is RGB 254, 233, 150 — HSL 48°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 41%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEE996?
Its complement is #95AAFE; analogous partners are #FEB495 and #DEFE95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEE996 for text?
Black text on #FEE996 has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.