Palettes / Colors / #FFD561

#FFD561 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFD561 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFD561 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 #618BFF; it also sits naturally between #FF8661 and #DAFF61. 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 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 62% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFD561

.text { color: #FFD561; }
.background { background-color: #FFD561; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFD561; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 213, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 100%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFD561; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 213, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFD561; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 213, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFD561">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFD561">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFD561

Tints of #FFD561

Tones of #FFD561

Color harmonies

Complementary — #618BFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFD561: #000000.

How #FFD561 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 #FFD561 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFD561?

#FFD561 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 213, 97). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFD561?

#FFD561 is RGB 255, 213, 97 — HSL 44°, 100%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 62%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFD561?

Its complement is #618BFF; analogous partners are #FF8661 and #DAFF61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFD561 for text?

Black text on #FFD561 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.