Palettes / Colors / #F4FFAE

#F4FFAE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F4FFAE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #F4FFAE 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.

#F4FFAE 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 #B8ADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE1AD and #CBFFAD. 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 96% · Green 100% · Blue 68%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4FFAE

.text { color: #F4FFAE; }
.background { background-color: #F4FFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4FFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 255, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4FFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 255, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4FFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 255, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4FFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4FFAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8ADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4FFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4FFAE

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 #F4FFAE 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 #F4FFAE 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

← #F4FFAD  ·  #F4FFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4FFAE?

#F4FFAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 255, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4FFAE?

#F4FFAE is RGB 244, 255, 174 — HSL 68°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #F4FFAE?

Its complement is #B8ADFF; analogous partners are #FFE1AD and #CBFFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4FFAE for text?

Black text on #F4FFAE has a contrast ratio of 19.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.