Palettes / Colors / #FEFEDF

#FEFEDF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FEFEDF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FEFEDF 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.

#FEFEDF 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 #E1E1FE; it also sits naturally between #FEF0E1 and #F0FEE1. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEFEDF

.text { color: #FEFEDF; }
.background { background-color: #FEFEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 254, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 94%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 254, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 254, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E1FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEFEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFEDF

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:

How #FEFEDF 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 #FEFEDF 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

← #FEFEDE  ·  #FEFEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEFEDF?

#FEFEDF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 254, 223). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFEDF?

#FEFEDF is RGB 254, 254, 223 — HSL 60°, 94%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 12%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEFEDF?

Its complement is #E1E1FE; analogous partners are #FEF0E1 and #F0FEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEFEDF for text?

Black text on #FEFEDF has a contrast ratio of 20.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.