Palettes / Colors / #FEF1D2

#FEF1D2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF1D2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF1D2 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 #D2DFFE; it also sits naturally between #FEDBD2 and #F5FED2. 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 95% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF1D2

.text { color: #FEF1D2; }
.background { background-color: #FEF1D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF1D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 241, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 96%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF1D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 241, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF1D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 241, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF1D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF1D2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF1D2

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Tones of #FEF1D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DFFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF1D2: #000000.

How #FEF1D2 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 #FEF1D2 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

← #FEF1D1  ·  #FEF1D3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF1D2?

#FEF1D2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 241, 210). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF1D2?

#FEF1D2 is RGB 254, 241, 210 — HSL 42°, 96%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF1D2?

Its complement is #D2DFFE; analogous partners are #FEDBD2 and #F5FED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF1D2 for text?

Black text on #FEF1D2 has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.