Palettes / Colors / #FEFFE6
#FEFFE6 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FEFFE6 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Ivory (#FFFFF0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: ivory (#FFFFF0) — not an exact match. CSS ivory gives you #FFFFF0, a different color; use #FEFFE6 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.
#FEFFE6 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 #E6E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF3E5 and #F1FFE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEFFE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 255, 230 |
| HSL | 62°, 100%, 95% |
| HSV | 62°, 10%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 10%, 0% |
| XYZ | 90.92, 98.30, 89.05 |
| Yxy | 98.30, 0.3267, 0.3533 |
| CIE-Lab | 99.34, -4.51, 11.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 99.15, -4.61, 11.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 100% · Blue 90%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEFFE6
.text { color: #FEFFE6; }
.background { background-color: #FEFFE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFFE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 255, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFFE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 255, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFFE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 255, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEFFE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEFFE6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6E5FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEFFE6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFFE6
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 #FEFFE6: ·
How #FEFFE6 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 #FEFFE6 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 #FEFFE6?
#FEFFE6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 255, 230). Its closest standard named color is Ivory.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFFE6?
#FEFFE6 is RGB 254, 255, 230 — HSL 62°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEFFE6?
Its complement is #E6E5FF; analogous partners are #FFF3E5 and #F1FFE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEFFE6 for text?
Black text on #FEFFE6 has a contrast ratio of 20.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.