Palettes / Colors / #FEEE86

#FEEE86 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEEE86 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 #FEEE86 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.

#FEEE86 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8696FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB286 and #D2FE86. 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 93% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 47% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEEE86

.text { color: #FEEE86; }
.background { background-color: #FEEE86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEEE86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 238, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEEE86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 238, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEEE86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 238, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEEE86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEEE86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8696FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEEE86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEEE86

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 #FEEE86 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 #FEEE86 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 #FEEE86?

#FEEE86 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 238, 134). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEEE86?

#FEEE86 is RGB 254, 238, 134 — HSL 52°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 47%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEEE86?

Its complement is #8696FE; analogous partners are #FEB286 and #D2FE86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEEE86 for text?

Black text on #FEEE86 has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.