Palettes / Colors / #FFDB70

#FFDB70 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFDB70 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFDB70 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 #7094FF; it also sits naturally between #FF9470 and #DBFF70. 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 86% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 56% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFDB70

.text { color: #FFDB70; }
.background { background-color: #FFDB70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDB70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 219, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDB70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 219, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDB70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 219, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDB70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDB70">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDB70

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Tones of #FFDB70

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7094FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFDB70: #000000.

How #FFDB70 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 #FFDB70 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

← #FFDB6F  ·  #FFDB71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDB70?

#FFDB70 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 219, 112). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDB70?

#FFDB70 is RGB 255, 219, 112 — HSL 45°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 56%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDB70?

Its complement is #7094FF; analogous partners are #FF9470 and #DBFF70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDB70 for text?

Black text on #FFDB70 has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.