Palettes / Colors / #FEFBDD
#FEFBDD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFBDD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FEFBDD 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.
#FEFBDD 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 #DCDFFE; it also sits naturally between #FEEADC and #F0FEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFBDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 251, 221 |
| HSL | 55°, 94%, 93% |
| HSV | 55°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 88.42, 95.29, 82.14 |
| Yxy | 95.29, 0.3326, 0.3584 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.15, -3.92, 14.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.61, -3.98, 13.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 98% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFBDD
.text { color: #FEFBDD; }
.background { background-color: #FEFBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 251, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 251, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 251, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFBDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFBDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEFBDD
Tints of #FEFBDD
Tones of #FEFBDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDFFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFBDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFBDD
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 #FEFBDD: ·
How #FEFBDD 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 #FEFBDD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FEFBDD?
#FEFBDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 251, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFBDD?
#FEFBDD is RGB 254, 251, 221 — HSL 55°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFBDD?
Its complement is #DCDFFE; analogous partners are #FEEADC and #F0FEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFBDD for text?
Black text on #FEFBDD has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.