Palettes / Colors / #FEFEAB
#FEFEAB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFEAB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
#FEFEAB 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 #A9A9FE; it also sits naturally between #FED4A9 and #D4FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFEAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 254, 171 |
| HSL | 60°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.67, 94.89, 52.43 |
| Yxy | 94.89, 0.3622, 0.4108 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.99, -12.15, 39.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.41, -12.15, 32.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 100% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFEAB
.text { color: #FEFEAB; }
.background { background-color: #FEFEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 254, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 254, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 254, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFEAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9A9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFEAB: #000000.
How #FEFEAB 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 #FEFEAB 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 #FEFEAB?
#FEFEAB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 254, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFEAB?
#FEFEAB is RGB 254, 254, 171 — HSL 60°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFEAB?
Its complement is #A9A9FE; analogous partners are #FED4A9 and #D4FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFEAB for text?
Black text on #FEFEAB has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.