Palettes / Colors / #FEFCCC
#FEFCCC — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFCCC 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 #FEFCCC 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.
#FEFCCC 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 #CDCFFE; it also sits naturally between #FEE4CD and #E7FECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFCCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 252, 204 |
| HSL | 58°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 58°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 20%, 0% |
| XYZ | 86.58, 95.05, 70.91 |
| Yxy | 95.05, 0.3428, 0.3764 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.05, -6.92, 23.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.49, -7.00, 20.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 99% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFCCC
.text { color: #FEFCCC; }
.background { background-color: #FEFCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 252, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 252, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 252, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFCCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFCCC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDCFFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFCCC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFCCC
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 #FEFCCC: ·
How #FEFCCC 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 #FEFCCC 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 #FEFCCC?
#FEFCCC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 252, 204). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFCCC?
#FEFCCC is RGB 254, 252, 204 — HSL 58°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 20%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFCCC?
Its complement is #CDCFFE; analogous partners are #FEE4CD and #E7FECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFCCC for text?
Black text on #FEFCCC has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.