Palettes / Colors / #FEFD99

#FEFD99 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FEFD99 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEFD99 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 #9A9CFE; it also sits naturally between #FECA9A and #CEFE9A. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FEFD99

.text { color: #FEFD99; }
.background { background-color: #FEFD99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFD99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 253, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 98%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFD99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 253, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFD99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 253, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEFD99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFD99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9A9CFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEFD99: #000000.

How #FEFD99 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 #FEFD99

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEFD98  ·  #FEFD9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEFD99?

#FEFD99 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 253, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFD99?

#FEFD99 is RGB 254, 253, 153 — HSL 59°, 98%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEFD99?

Its complement is #9A9CFE; analogous partners are #FECA9A and #CEFE9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEFD99 for text?

Black text on #FEFD99 has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.