Palettes / Colors / #FEF2D2

#FEF2D2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF2D2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF2D2 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 #D2DEFE; it also sits naturally between #FEDCD2 and #F4FED2. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #FEF2D2

.text { color: #FEF2D2; }
.background { background-color: #FEF2D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF2D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 242, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 96%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF2D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 242, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF2D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 242, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF2D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF2D2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF2D2

Tints of #FEF2D2

Tones of #FEF2D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DEFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF2D2: #000000.

How #FEF2D2 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 #FEF2D2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEF2D1  ·  #FEF2D3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF2D2?

#FEF2D2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 242, 210). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF2D2?

#FEF2D2 is RGB 254, 242, 210 — HSL 44°, 96%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF2D2?

Its complement is #D2DEFE; analogous partners are #FEDCD2 and #F4FED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF2D2 for text?

Black text on #FEF2D2 has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.