Palettes / Colors / #FFE485

#FFE485 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFE485 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE485 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 #859FFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA785 and #DCFF85. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 48% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE485

.text { color: #FFE485; }
.background { background-color: #FFE485; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE485; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE485; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE485; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE485">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE485">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE485

Tints of #FFE485

Tones of #FFE485

Color harmonies

Complementary — #859FFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE485: #000000.

How #FFE485 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 #FFE485 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE485?

#FFE485 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 228, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE485?

#FFE485 is RGB 255, 228, 133 — HSL 47°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 48%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE485?

Its complement is #859FFF; analogous partners are #FFA785 and #DCFF85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE485 for text?

Black text on #FFE485 has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.