Palettes / Colors / #FEF4BD
#FEF4BD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEF4BD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FEF4BD 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.
#FEF4BD 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 #BEC7FE; it also sits naturally between #FED4BE and #E7FEBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEF4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 244, 189 |
| HSL | 51°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 51°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 26%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.41, 89.45, 61.07 |
| Yxy | 89.45, 0.3538, 0.3840 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.77, -4.98, 27.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.58, -5.00, 23.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 96% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEF4BD
.text { color: #FEF4BD; }
.background { background-color: #FEF4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 244, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 244, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 244, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEF4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF4BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC7FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEF4BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEF4BD
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 #FEF4BD: ·
How #FEF4BD 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 #FEF4BD 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 #FEF4BD?
#FEF4BD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 244, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF4BD?
#FEF4BD is RGB 254, 244, 189 — HSL 51°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 26%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEF4BD?
Its complement is #BEC7FE; analogous partners are #FED4BE and #E7FEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEF4BD for text?
Black text on #FEF4BD has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.