Palettes / Colors / #F8FFBD

#F8FFBD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F8FFBD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F8FFBD 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 #C3BDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE4BD and #D7FFBD. 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 97% · Green 100% · Blue 74%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8FFBD

.text { color: #F8FFBD; }
.background { background-color: #F8FFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8FFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 255, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8FFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 255, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8FFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 255, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8FFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8FFBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3BDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8FFBD: #000000.

How #F8FFBD 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 #F8FFBD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8FFBD?

#F8FFBD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 248, 255, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8FFBD?

#F8FFBD is RGB 248, 255, 189 — HSL 66°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #F8FFBD?

Its complement is #C3BDFF; analogous partners are #FFE4BD and #D7FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8FFBD for text?

Black text on #F8FFBD has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.