Palettes / Colors / #FEF2CE
#FEF2CE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEF2CE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FEF2CE 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.
#FEF2CE 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FEF2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 242, 206 |
| HSL | 45°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 45°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.77, 89.03, 71.16 |
| Yxy | 89.03, 0.3434, 0.3649 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.59, -1.63, 18.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.36, -1.64, 16.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 95% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEF2CE
.text { color: #FEF2CE; }
.background { background-color: #FEF2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 242, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 242, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 242, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEF2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF2CE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDD9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEF2CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEF2CE
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 #FEF2CE: ·
How #FEF2CE 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 #FEF2CE 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 #FEF2CE?
#FEF2CE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 242, 206). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF2CE?
#FEF2CE is RGB 254, 242, 206 — HSL 45°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEF2CE?
Its complement is #CDD9FE; analogous partners are #FED9CD and #F2FECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEF2CE for text?
Black text on #FEF2CE has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.