Palettes / Colors / #FEFCB8

#FEFCB8 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEFCB8 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEFCB8 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 #B9BBFE; it also sits naturally between #FED9B9 and #DEFEB9. 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 99% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEFCB8

.text { color: #FEFCB8; }
.background { background-color: #FEFCB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFCB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 252, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFCB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 252, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFCB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 252, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEFCB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFCB8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEFCB8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9BBFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEFCB8: #000000.

How #FEFCB8 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 #FEFCB8 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

← #FEFCB7  ·  #FEFCB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEFCB8?

#FEFCB8 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 252, 184). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFCB8?

#FEFCB8 is RGB 254, 252, 184 — HSL 58°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 28%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEFCB8?

Its complement is #B9BBFE; analogous partners are #FED9B9 and #DEFEB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEFCB8 for text?

Black text on #FEFCB8 has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.