Palettes / Colors / #FEFBBD

#FEFBBD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEFBBD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FEFBBD 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.

#FEFBBD 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 #BEC1FE; it also sits naturally between #FEDBBE and #E1FEBE. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEFBBD

.text { color: #FEFBBD; }
.background { background-color: #FEFBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 251, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 251, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 251, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC1FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEFBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFBBD

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 #FEFBBD 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 #FEFBBD 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

← #FEFBBC  ·  #FEFBBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEFBBD?

#FEFBBD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 251, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFBBD?

#FEFBBD is RGB 254, 251, 189 — HSL 57°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEFBBD?

Its complement is #BEC1FE; analogous partners are #FEDBBE and #E1FEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEFBBD for text?

Black text on #FEFBBD has a contrast ratio of 19.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.