Palettes / Colors / #FEF6BD

#FEF6BD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF6BD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF6BD 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 #BEC5FE; it also sits naturally between #FED6BE and #E5FEBE. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF6BD

.text { color: #FEF6BD; }
.background { background-color: #FEF6BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF6BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 246, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF6BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 246, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF6BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 246, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF6BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF6BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF6BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF6BD: #000000.

How #FEF6BD 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 #FEF6BD 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

← #FEF6BC  ·  #FEF6BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF6BD?

#FEF6BD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 246, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF6BD?

#FEF6BD is RGB 254, 246, 189 — HSL 53°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF6BD?

Its complement is #BEC5FE; analogous partners are #FED6BE and #E5FEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF6BD for text?

Black text on #FEF6BD has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.