Palettes / Colors / #FEF2DA

#FEF2DA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEF2DA is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: papayawhip (#FFEFD5) — not an exact match. CSS papayawhip gives you #FFEFD5, a different color; use #FEF2DA 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.

#FEF2DA is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DCE7FE; it also sits naturally between #FEE2DC and #F8FEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 95% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF2DA

.text { color: #FEF2DA; }
.background { background-color: #FEF2DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF2DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 242, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 95%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF2DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 242, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF2DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 242, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF2DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF2DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF2DA

Tints of #FEF2DA

Tones of #FEF2DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE7FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF2DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEF2DA

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:

How #FEF2DA 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 #FEF2DA 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

← #FEF2D9  ·  #FEF2DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF2DA?

#FEF2DA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 242, 218). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF2DA?

#FEF2DA is RGB 254, 242, 218 — HSL 40°, 95%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF2DA?

Its complement is #DCE7FE; analogous partners are #FEE2DC and #F8FEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF2DA for text?

Black text on #FEF2DA has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.