Palettes / Colors / #FEF5D2

#FEF5D2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF5D2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF5D2 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 #D2DBFE; it also sits naturally between #FEDFD2 and #F1FED2. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF5D2

.text { color: #FEF5D2; }
.background { background-color: #FEF5D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF5D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 245, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 96%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF5D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 245, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF5D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 245, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF5D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF5D2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF5D2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DBFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF5D2: #000000.

How #FEF5D2 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 #FEF5D2 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

← #FEF5D1  ·  #FEF5D3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF5D2?

#FEF5D2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 245, 210). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF5D2?

#FEF5D2 is RGB 254, 245, 210 — HSL 48°, 96%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF5D2?

Its complement is #D2DBFE; analogous partners are #FEDFD2 and #F1FED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF5D2 for text?

Black text on #FEF5D2 has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.