Palettes / Colors / #FED169

#FED169 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FED169 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FED169 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 #6794FE; it also sits naturally between #FE8567 and #E0FE67. 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 100% · Green 82% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 59% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FED169

.text { color: #FED169; }
.background { background-color: #FED169; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED169; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 209, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 99%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED169; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 209, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED169; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 209, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED169">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED169">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6794FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED169: #000000.

How #FED169 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 #FED169 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED168  ·  #FED16A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED169?

#FED169 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 209, 105). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED169?

#FED169 is RGB 254, 209, 105 — HSL 42°, 99%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 59%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED169?

Its complement is #6794FE; analogous partners are #FE8567 and #E0FE67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED169 for text?

Black text on #FED169 has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.