Palettes / Colors / #FFE16A

#FFE16A — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFE16A is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE16A 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 #6B89FF; it also sits naturally between #FF976B and #D3FF6B. 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 88% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 58% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE16A

.text { color: #FFE16A; }
.background { background-color: #FFE16A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE16A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 225, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE16A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 225, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE16A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 225, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE16A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE16A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE16A

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Tones of #FFE16A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B89FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE16A: #000000.

How #FFE16A 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 #FFE16A 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

← #FFE169  ·  #FFE16B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE16A?

#FFE16A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 225, 106). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE16A?

#FFE16A is RGB 255, 225, 106 — HSL 48°, 100%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 58%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE16A?

Its complement is #6B89FF; analogous partners are #FF976B and #D3FF6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE16A for text?

Black text on #FFE16A has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.