Palettes / Colors / #FEEEAD
#FEEEAD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEEEAD 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 #FEEEAD 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.
#FEEEAD 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 #AEBEFE; it also sits naturally between #FEC6AE and #E6FEAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEEEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 238, 173 |
| HSL | 48°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 48°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.99, 85.24, 51.82 |
| Yxy | 85.24, 0.3656, 0.3945 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.99, -3.98, 33.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.32, -3.98, 27.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 93% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEEEAD
.text { color: #FEEEAD; }
.background { background-color: #FEEEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEEEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 238, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEEEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 238, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEEEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 238, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEEEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEEEAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEBEFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEEEAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEEEAD
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 #FEEEAD: ·
How #FEEEAD 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 #FEEEAD 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 #FEEEAD?
#FEEEAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 238, 173). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEEEAD?
#FEEEAD is RGB 254, 238, 173 — HSL 48°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEEEAD?
Its complement is #AEBEFE; analogous partners are #FEC6AE and #E6FEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEEEAD for text?
Black text on #FEEEAD has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.