Palettes / Colors / #FEE997

#FEE997 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEE997 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 #FEE997 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.

#FEE997 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.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #FEE997

.text { color: #FEE997; }
.background { background-color: #FEE997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 233, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 233, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 233, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95AAFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE997: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE997

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 #FEE997 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 #FEE997 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 #FEE997?

#FEE997 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 233, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE997?

#FEE997 is RGB 254, 233, 151 — HSL 48°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 41%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE997?

Its complement is #95AAFE; analogous partners are #FEB495 and #DEFE95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE997 for text?

Black text on #FEE997 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.