Palettes / Colors / #FEFBE3
#FEFBE3 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFBE3 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #FEFBE3 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.
#FEFBE3 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 #E1E5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEECE1 and #F3FEE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFBE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 251, 227 |
| HSL | 53°, 93%, 94% |
| HSV | 53°, 11%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 11%, 0% |
| XYZ | 89.24, 95.61, 86.42 |
| Yxy | 95.61, 0.3290, 0.3525 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.28, -2.98, 11.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.78, -3.04, 11.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 98% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFBE3
.text { color: #FEFBE3; }
.background { background-color: #FEFBE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFBE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 251, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 93%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFBE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 251, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFBE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 251, 227, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFBE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFBE3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEFBE3
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1E5FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFBE3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFBE3
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 #FEFBE3: ·
How #FEFBE3 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 #FEFBE3 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 #FEFBE3?
#FEFBE3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 251, 227). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFBE3?
#FEFBE3 is RGB 254, 251, 227 — HSL 53°, 93%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 11%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFBE3?
Its complement is #E1E5FE; analogous partners are #FEECE1 and #F3FEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFBE3 for text?
Black text on #FEFBE3 has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.