Palettes / Colors / #FEFCDD
#FEFCDD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFCDD 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 #FEFCDD 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.
#FEFCDD 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 #FEEBDC and #EFFEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFCDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 252, 221 |
| HSL | 56°, 94%, 93% |
| HSV | 56°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 88.73, 95.91, 82.24 |
| Yxy | 95.91, 0.3325, 0.3594 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.40, -4.42, 15.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.93, -4.49, 13.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 99% · 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 #FEFCDD
.text { color: #FEFCDD; }
.background { background-color: #FEFCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 252, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 252, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 252, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFCDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFCDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEFCDD
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Tones of #FEFCDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDFFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFCDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFCDD
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 #FEFCDD: ·
How #FEFCDD 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 #FEFCDD 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 #FEFCDD?
#FEFCDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 252, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFCDD?
#FEFCDD is RGB 254, 252, 221 — HSL 56°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFCDD?
Its complement is #DCDFFE; analogous partners are #FEEBDC and #EFFEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFCDD for text?
Black text on #FEFCDD has a contrast ratio of 20.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.