Palettes / Colors / #FFDE8A

#FFDE8A — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFDE8A is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFDE8A 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 #8AABFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA38A and #E6FF8A. 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 87% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 46% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFDE8A

.text { color: #FFDE8A; }
.background { background-color: #FFDE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 222, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 222, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 222, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDE8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDE8A

Tints of #FFDE8A

Tones of #FFDE8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AABFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFDE8A: #000000.

How #FFDE8A 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 #FFDE8A 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

← #FFDE89  ·  #FFDE8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDE8A?

#FFDE8A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 222, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDE8A?

#FFDE8A is RGB 255, 222, 138 — HSL 43°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 46%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDE8A?

Its complement is #8AABFF; analogous partners are #FFA38A and #E6FF8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDE8A for text?

Black text on #FFDE8A has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.