Palettes / Colors / #FFE29F

#FFE29F — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFE29F is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE29F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EBBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFB19E and #ECFF9E. 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 89% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE29F

.text { color: #FFE29F; }
.background { background-color: #FFE29F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE29F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 226, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE29F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 226, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE29F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 226, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE29F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE29F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE29F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EBBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE29F: #000000.

How #FFE29F 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 #FFE29F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFE29E  ·  #FFE2A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE29F?

#FFE29F is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 226, 159). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE29F?

#FFE29F is RGB 255, 226, 159 — HSL 42°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE29F?

Its complement is #9EBBFF; analogous partners are #FFB19E and #ECFF9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE29F for text?

Black text on #FFE29F has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.