Palettes / Colors / #FEF8EC

#FEF8EC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEF8EC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the orange family.

#FEF8EC 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 #FEEFEC 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF8EC

.text { color: #FEF8EC; }
.background { background-color: #FEF8EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF8EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 248, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF8EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 248, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF8EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 248, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF8EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF8EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF8EC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF2FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF8EC: #000000.

How #FEF8EC 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 #FEF8EC 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

← #FEF8EB  ·  #FEF8ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF8EC?

#FEF8EC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 248, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF8EC?

#FEF8EC is RGB 254, 248, 236 — HSL 40°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF8EC?

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

Can I use #FEF8EC for text?

Black text on #FEF8EC has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.