Palettes / Colors / #FEFEB6
#FEFEB6 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFEB6 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FEFEB6 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.
#FEFEB6 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFEB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 254, 182 |
| HSL | 60°, 97%, 85% |
| HSV | 60°, 28%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 28%, 0% |
| XYZ | 84.76, 95.33, 58.19 |
| Yxy | 95.33, 0.3557, 0.4001 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.17, -10.83, 34.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.64, -10.87, 28.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 100% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFEB6
.text { color: #FEFEB6; }
.background { background-color: #FEFEB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFEB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 254, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFEB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 254, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFEB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 254, 182, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFEB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFEB6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEFEB6
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Tones of #FEFEB6
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4B4FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFEB6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFEB6
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 #FEFEB6: ·
How #FEFEB6 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 #FEFEB6 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 #FEFEB6?
#FEFEB6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 254, 182). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFEB6?
#FEFEB6 is RGB 254, 254, 182 — HSL 60°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 28%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFEB6?
Its complement is #B4B4FE; analogous partners are #FED9B4 and #D9FEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFEB6 for text?
Black text on #FEFEB6 has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.