Palettes / Colors / #FEF09F
#FEF09F — Light Vivid Yellow
#FEF09F is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FEF09F 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.
#FEF09F 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 #9FADFE; it also sits naturally between #FEC09F and #DDFE9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEF09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 240, 159 |
| HSL | 51°, 98%, 81% |
| HSV | 51°, 37%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 37%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.29, 85.89, 45.25 |
| Yxy | 85.89, 0.3738, 0.4101 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.27, -6.59, 40.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.68, -6.55, 32.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 94% · Blue 62%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 37% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEF09F
.text { color: #FEF09F; }
.background { background-color: #FEF09F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF09F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 240, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF09F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 240, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF09F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 240, 159, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEF09F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF09F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEF09F
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Tones of #FEF09F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #9FADFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEF09F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEF09F
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 #FEF09F: ·
How #FEF09F 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 #FEF09F 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 #FEF09F?
#FEF09F is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 240, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF09F?
#FEF09F is RGB 254, 240, 159 — HSL 51°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 37%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEF09F?
Its complement is #9FADFE; analogous partners are #FEC09F and #DDFE9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEF09F for text?
Black text on #FEF09F has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.