Palettes / Colors / #FEF7EA

#FEF7EA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEF7EA is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #FEF7EA 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.

#FEF7EA is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECF2FE; it also sits naturally between #FEEEEC and #FBFEEC. 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 97% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 8% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF7EA

.text { color: #FEF7EA; }
.background { background-color: #FEF7EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF7EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 247, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 91%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF7EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 247, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF7EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 247, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF7EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF7EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF2FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF7EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEF7EA

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:

How #FEF7EA 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 #FEF7EA 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

← #FEF7E9  ·  #FEF7EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF7EA?

#FEF7EA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 247, 234). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF7EA?

#FEF7EA is RGB 254, 247, 234 — HSL 39°, 91%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 8%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF7EA?

Its complement is #ECF2FE; analogous partners are #FEEEEC and #FBFEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF7EA for text?

Black text on #FEF7EA has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.