Palettes / Colors / #FEFBD3
#FEFBD3 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFBD3 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 #FEFBD3 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.
#FEFBD3 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 #D2D5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEE5D2 and #EBFED2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFBD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 251, 211 |
| HSL | 56°, 96%, 91% |
| HSV | 56°, 17%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 17%, 0% |
| XYZ | 87.13, 94.77, 75.33 |
| Yxy | 94.77, 0.3387, 0.3684 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.94, -5.41, 19.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.35, -5.49, 17.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 98% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFBD3
.text { color: #FEFBD3; }
.background { background-color: #FEFBD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFBD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 251, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 96%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFBD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 251, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFBD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 251, 211, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFBD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFBD3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEFBD3
Tints of #FEFBD3
Tones of #FEFBD3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2D5FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFBD3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFBD3
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FEFBD3: ·
How #FEFBD3 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 #FEFBD3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FEFBD3?
#FEFBD3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 251, 211). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFBD3?
#FEFBD3 is RGB 254, 251, 211 — HSL 56°, 96%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 17%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFBD3?
Its complement is #D2D5FE; analogous partners are #FEE5D2 and #EBFED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFBD3 for text?
Black text on #FEFBD3 has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.