Palettes / Colors / #FFE44C

#FFE44C — Vivid Yellow

#FFE44C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE44C 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 #4D67FF; it also sits naturally between #FF8B4D and #C1FF4D. 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 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 70% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE44C

.text { color: #FFE44C; }
.background { background-color: #FFE44C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE44C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE44C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE44C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE44C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE44C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE44C

Tints of #FFE44C

Tones of #FFE44C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D67FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE44C: #000000.

How #FFE44C 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 #FFE44C 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

← #FFE44B  ·  #FFE44D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE44C?

#FFE44C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 228, 76). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE44C?

#FFE44C is RGB 255, 228, 76 — HSL 51°, 100%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 70%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE44C?

Its complement is #4D67FF; analogous partners are #FF8B4D and #C1FF4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE44C for text?

Black text on #FFE44C has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.