Palettes / Colors / #FFD599

#FFD599 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFD599 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFD599 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99C3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA299 and #F7FF99. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFD599

.text { color: #FFD599; }
.background { background-color: #FFD599; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFD599; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 213, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFD599; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 213, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFD599; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 213, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFD599">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFD599">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99C3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFD599: #000000.

How #FFD599 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 #FFD599 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

← #FFD598  ·  #FFD59A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFD599?

#FFD599 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 213, 153). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFD599?

#FFD599 is RGB 255, 213, 153 — HSL 35°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFD599?

Its complement is #99C3FF; analogous partners are #FFA299 and #F7FF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFD599 for text?

Black text on #FFD599 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.