Palettes / Colors / #F5EE8A

#F5EE8A — Light Vivid Yellow

#F5EE8A is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #F5EE8A 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.

#F5EE8A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A91F5; it also sits naturally between #F5B88A and #C6F58A. 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 93% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 44% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5EE8A

.text { color: #F5EE8A; }
.background { background-color: #F5EE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 238, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 84%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 238, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 238, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EE8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A91F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EE8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5EE8A

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 #F5EE8A 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 #F5EE8A 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

← #F5EE89  ·  #F5EE8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EE8A?

#F5EE8A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 245, 238, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EE8A?

#F5EE8A is RGB 245, 238, 138 — HSL 56°, 84%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 44%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5EE8A?

Its complement is #8A91F5; analogous partners are #F5B88A and #C6F58A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EE8A for text?

Black text on #F5EE8A has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.