Palettes / Colors / #FFD579

#FFD579 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFD579 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFD579 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #7AA4FF; it also sits naturally between #FF937A and #E7FF7A. 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 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 53% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFD579

.text { color: #FFD579; }
.background { background-color: #FFD579; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFD579; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 213, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFD579; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 213, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFD579; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 213, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFD579">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFD579">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFD579

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AA4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFD579: #000000.

How #FFD579 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 #FFD579 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

← #FFD578  ·  #FFD57A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFD579?

#FFD579 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 213, 121). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFD579?

#FFD579 is RGB 255, 213, 121 — HSL 41°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 53%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFD579?

Its complement is #7AA4FF; analogous partners are #FF937A and #E7FF7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFD579 for text?

Black text on #FFD579 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.