Palettes / Colors / #FEF9EB

#FEF9EB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEF9EB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEF9EB 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 #ECF1FE; it also sits naturally between #FEF0EC and #FAFEEC. 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 7% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FEF9EB

.text { color: #FEF9EB; }
.background { background-color: #FEF9EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEF9EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 249, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEF9EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 249, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEF9EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 249, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEF9EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEF9EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEF9EB

Tints of #FEF9EB

Tones of #FEF9EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF1FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEF9EB: #000000.

How #FEF9EB 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 #FEF9EB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEF9EB?

#FEF9EB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 249, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEF9EB?

#FEF9EB is RGB 254, 249, 235 — HSL 44°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEF9EB?

Its complement is #ECF1FE; analogous partners are #FEF0EC and #FAFEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEF9EB for text?

Black text on #FEF9EB has a contrast ratio of 19.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.