Palettes / Colors / #FEFEB4

#FEFEB4 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEFEB4 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEFEB4 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 #B4B4FE; it also sits naturally between #FED9B4 and #D9FEB4. 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 100% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FEFEB4

.text { color: #FEFEB4; }
.background { background-color: #FEFEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 254, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 254, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 254, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEFEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFEB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEFEB4

Tints of #FEFEB4

Tones of #FEFEB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4B4FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEFEB4: #000000.

How #FEFEB4 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 #FEFEB4 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

← #FEFEB3  ·  #FEFEB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEFEB4?

#FEFEB4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 254, 180). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFEB4?

#FEFEB4 is RGB 254, 254, 180 — HSL 60°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 29%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEFEB4?

Its complement is #B4B4FE; analogous partners are #FED9B4 and #D9FEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEFEB4 for text?

Black text on #FEFEB4 has a contrast ratio of 20.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.