Palettes / Colors / #FFE499

#FFE499 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFE499 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE499 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 #99B4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB199 and #E7FF99. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE499

.text { color: #FFE499; }
.background { background-color: #FFE499; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE499; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE499; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE499; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE499">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE499">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99B4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE499: #000000.

How #FFE499 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 #FFE499 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

← #FFE498  ·  #FFE49A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE499?

#FFE499 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 228, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE499?

#FFE499 is RGB 255, 228, 153 — HSL 44°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE499?

Its complement is #99B4FF; analogous partners are #FFB199 and #E7FF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE499 for text?

Black text on #FFE499 has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.