Palettes / Colors / #FEF9EA

#FEF9EA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF9EA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF9EA 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 #ECF0FE; it also sits naturally between #FEF0EC and #F9FEEC. 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 98% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 8% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEF9EA

.text { color: #FEF9EA; }
.background { background-color: #FEF9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 249, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 91%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 249, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 249, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF9EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF0FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF9EA: #000000.

How #FEF9EA 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 #FEF9EA 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

← #FEF9E9  ·  #FEF9EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF9EA?

#FEF9EA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 249, 234). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF9EA?

#FEF9EA is RGB 254, 249, 234 — HSL 45°, 91%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 8%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF9EA?

Its complement is #ECF0FE; analogous partners are #FEF0EC and #F9FEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF9EA for text?

Black text on #FEF9EA has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.