Palettes / Colors / #F6EC00

#F6EC00 — Vivid Yellow

#F6EC00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F6EC00 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 #0008F5; it also sits naturally between #F57200 and #83F500. 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 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 100% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F6EC00

.text { color: #F6EC00; }
.background { background-color: #F6EC00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F6EC00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(246, 236, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F6EC00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(246, 236, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F6EC00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(246, 236, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F6EC00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F6EC00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0008F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F6EC00: #000000.

How #F6EC00 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 #F6EC00 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

← #F6EBFF  ·  #F6EC01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F6EC00?

#F6EC00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 246, 236, 0). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F6EC00?

#F6EC00 is RGB 246, 236, 0 — HSL 58°, 100%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 100%, 4%.

What colors go with #F6EC00?

Its complement is #0008F5; analogous partners are #F57200 and #83F500. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F6EC00 for text?

Black text on #F6EC00 has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.