Palettes / Colors / #FEEEA8
#FEEEA8 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEEEA8 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 #FEEEA8 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.
#FEEEA8 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 #A9B9FE; it also sits naturally between #FEC4A9 and #E3FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEEEA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 238, 168 |
| HSL | 49°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 49°, 34%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 34%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.52, 85.05, 49.32 |
| Yxy | 85.05, 0.3688, 0.3995 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.90, -4.57, 35.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.22, -4.56, 28.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 93% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 34% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEEEA8
.text { color: #FEEEA8; }
.background { background-color: #FEEEA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEEEA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 238, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEEEA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 238, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEEEA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 238, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEEEA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEEEA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9B9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEEEA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEEEA8
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 #FEEEA8: ·
How #FEEEA8 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 #FEEEA8 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 #FEEEA8?
#FEEEA8 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 238, 168). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEEEA8?
#FEEEA8 is RGB 254, 238, 168 — HSL 49°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 34%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEEEA8?
Its complement is #A9B9FE; analogous partners are #FEC4A9 and #E3FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEEEA8 for text?
Black text on #FEEEA8 has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.