Palettes / Colors / #FEF7CD
#FEF7CD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEF7CD 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 #FEF7CD 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.
#FEF7CD 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 #CDD4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEDECD and #EDFECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEF7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 247, 205 |
| HSL | 51°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 51°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 85.15, 92.00, 71.03 |
| Yxy | 92.00, 0.3431, 0.3707 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.82, -4.28, 21.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.92, -4.33, 18.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 97% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEF7CD
.text { color: #FEF7CD; }
.background { background-color: #FEF7CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF7CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 247, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF7CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 247, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF7CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 247, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEF7CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF7CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDD4FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEF7CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEF7CD
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 #FEF7CD: ·
How #FEF7CD 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 #FEF7CD 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 #FEF7CD?
#FEF7CD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 247, 205). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF7CD?
#FEF7CD is RGB 254, 247, 205 — HSL 51°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEF7CD?
Its complement is #CDD4FE; analogous partners are #FEDECD and #EDFECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEF7CD for text?
Black text on #FEF7CD has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.