Palettes / Colors / #FEF4DC

#FEF4DC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF4DC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF4DC 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 #DCE6FE; it also sits naturally between #FEE3DC and #F7FEDC. 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 96% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FEF4DC

.text { color: #FEF4DC; }
.background { background-color: #FEF4DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF4DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 244, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF4DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 244, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF4DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 244, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF4DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF4DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF4DC

Tints of #FEF4DC

Tones of #FEF4DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE6FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF4DC: #000000.

How #FEF4DC 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 #FEF4DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF4DC?

#FEF4DC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 244, 220). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF4DC?

#FEF4DC is RGB 254, 244, 220 — HSL 42°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF4DC?

Its complement is #DCE6FE; analogous partners are #FEE3DC and #F7FEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF4DC for text?

Black text on #FEF4DC has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.