Palettes / Colors / #F5F550

#F5F550 — Vivid Yellow

#F5F550 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F5F550 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 #5151F5; it also sits naturally between #F5A351 and #A3F551. 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 96% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5F550

.text { color: #F5F550; }
.background { background-color: #F5F550; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5F550; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 245, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 89%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5F550; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 245, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5F550; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 245, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5F550">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5F550">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5F550

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Tones of #F5F550

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5151F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5F550: #000000.

How #F5F550 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 #F5F550 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

← #F5F54F  ·  #F5F551 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5F550?

#F5F550 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 245, 245, 80). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5F550?

#F5F550 is RGB 245, 245, 80 — HSL 60°, 89%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 67%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5F550?

Its complement is #5151F5; analogous partners are #F5A351 and #A3F551. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5F550 for text?

Black text on #F5F550 has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.