Palettes / Colors / #FED77B

#FED77B — Light Vivid Yellow

#FED77B is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FED77B 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 #7CA3FE; it also sits naturally between #FE967C and #E4FE7C. 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 84% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 52% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FED77B

.text { color: #FED77B; }
.background { background-color: #FED77B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED77B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 215, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 98%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED77B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 215, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED77B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 215, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED77B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED77B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FED77B

Tints of #FED77B

Tones of #FED77B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CA3FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED77B: #000000.

How #FED77B 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 #FED77B 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

← #FED77A  ·  #FED77C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED77B?

#FED77B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 215, 123). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED77B?

#FED77B is RGB 254, 215, 123 — HSL 42°, 98%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 52%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED77B?

Its complement is #7CA3FE; analogous partners are #FE967C and #E4FE7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED77B for text?

Black text on #FED77B has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.