Palettes / Colors / #FEEAA9
#FEEAA9 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEEAA9 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #FEEAA9 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.
#FEEAA9 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 #A9BDFE; it also sits naturally between #FEC0A9 and #E7FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEEAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 234, 169 |
| HSL | 46°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 46°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 77.46, 82.78, 49.43 |
| Yxy | 82.78, 0.3694, 0.3948 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.92, -2.45, 34.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.98, -2.44, 27.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEEAA9
.text { color: #FEEAA9; }
.background { background-color: #FEEAA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEEAA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 234, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEEAA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 234, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEEAA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 234, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEEAA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEEAA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9BDFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEEAA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEEAA9
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 #FEEAA9: ·
How #FEEAA9 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 #FEEAA9 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 #FEEAA9?
#FEEAA9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 234, 169). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEEAA9?
#FEEAA9 is RGB 254, 234, 169 — HSL 46°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEEAA9?
Its complement is #A9BDFE; analogous partners are #FEC0A9 and #E7FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEEAA9 for text?
Black text on #FEEAA9 has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.