Palettes / Colors / #FEEDB8
#FEEDB8 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEEDB8 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FEEDB8 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.
#FEEDB8 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 #B9CAFE; it also sits naturally between #FECAB9 and #EDFEB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEEDB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 237, 184 |
| HSL | 45°, 97%, 86% |
| HSV | 45°, 28%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 28%, 0% |
| XYZ | 79.81, 85.10, 57.57 |
| Yxy | 85.10, 0.3587, 0.3825 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.93, -2.11, 27.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.25, -2.11, 23.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 93% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEEDB8
.text { color: #FEEDB8; }
.background { background-color: #FEEDB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEEDB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 237, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEEDB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 237, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEEDB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 237, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEEDB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEEDB8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEEDB8
Tints of #FEEDB8
Tones of #FEEDB8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9CAFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEEDB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEEDB8
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 #FEEDB8: ·
How #FEEDB8 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 #FEEDB8 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 #FEEDB8?
#FEEDB8 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 237, 184). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEEDB8?
#FEEDB8 is RGB 254, 237, 184 — HSL 45°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 28%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEEDB8?
Its complement is #B9CAFE; analogous partners are #FECAB9 and #EDFEB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEEDB8 for text?
Black text on #FEEDB8 has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.