Palettes / Colors / #FEF8D7

#FEF8D7 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF8D7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF8D7 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 #D7DDFE; it also sits naturally between #FEE5D7 and #F0FED7. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF8D7

.text { color: #FEF8D7; }
.background { background-color: #FEF8D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF8D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 248, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 95%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF8D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 248, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF8D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 248, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF8D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF8D7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DDFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF8D7: #000000.

How #FEF8D7 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 #FEF8D7 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

← #FEF8D6  ·  #FEF8D8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF8D7?

#FEF8D7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 248, 215). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF8D7?

#FEF8D7 is RGB 254, 248, 215 — HSL 51°, 95%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF8D7?

Its complement is #D7DDFE; analogous partners are #FEE5D7 and #F0FED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF8D7 for text?

Black text on #FEF8D7 has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.