Palettes / Colors / #FEF2CD

#FEF2CD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF2CD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF2CD 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 #CDD9FE; it also sits naturally between #FED9CD and #F2FECD. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF2CD

.text { color: #FEF2CD; }
.background { background-color: #FEF2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 242, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 242, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 242, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF2CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD9FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF2CD: #000000.

How #FEF2CD 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 #FEF2CD 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

← #FEF2CC  ·  #FEF2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF2CD?

#FEF2CD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 242, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF2CD?

#FEF2CD is RGB 254, 242, 205 — HSL 45°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF2CD?

Its complement is #CDD9FE; analogous partners are #FED9CD and #F2FECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF2CD for text?

Black text on #FEF2CD has a contrast ratio of 18.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.