Palettes / Colors / #FEFDAD
#FEFDAD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFDAD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FEFDAD 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.
#FEFDAD 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 #AEB0FE; it also sits naturally between #FED5AE and #D8FEAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFDAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 253, 173 |
| HSL | 59°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 59°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.54, 94.34, 53.34 |
| Yxy | 94.34, 0.3613, 0.4080 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.77, -11.43, 38.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.13, -11.43, 31.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 99% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFDAD
.text { color: #FEFDAD; }
.background { background-color: #FEFDAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFDAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 253, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFDAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 253, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFDAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 253, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFDAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFDAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEB0FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFDAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFDAD
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 #FEFDAD: ·
How #FEFDAD 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 #FEFDAD 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 #FEFDAD?
#FEFDAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 253, 173). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFDAD?
#FEFDAD is RGB 254, 253, 173 — HSL 59°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFDAD?
Its complement is #AEB0FE; analogous partners are #FED5AE and #D8FEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFDAD for text?
Black text on #FEFDAD has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.