Palettes / Colors / #FEFDB0
#FEFDB0 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFDB0 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 #FEFDB0 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.
#FEFDB0 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 | #FEFDB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 253, 176 |
| HSL | 59°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 59°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 31%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.83, 94.46, 54.89 |
| Yxy | 94.46, 0.3595, 0.4051 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.82, -11.07, 37.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.19, -11.09, 30.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 99% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFDB0
.text { color: #FEFDB0; }
.background { background-color: #FEFDB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFDB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 253, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFDB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 253, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFDB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 253, 176, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFDB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFDB0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEFDB0
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEB0FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFDB0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFDB0
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 #FEFDB0: ·
How #FEFDB0 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 #FEFDB0 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 #FEFDB0?
#FEFDB0 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 253, 176). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFDB0?
#FEFDB0 is RGB 254, 253, 176 — HSL 59°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 31%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFDB0?
Its complement is #AEB0FE; analogous partners are #FED5AE and #D8FEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFDB0 for text?
Black text on #FEFDB0 has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.