Palettes / Colors / #FFE66E

#FFE66E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFE66E is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE66E 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 #7088FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA070 and #CFFF70. 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 90% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 57% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE66E

.text { color: #FFE66E; }
.background { background-color: #FFE66E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE66E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 230, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE66E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 230, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE66E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 230, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE66E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE66E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE66E

Tints of #FFE66E

Tones of #FFE66E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7088FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE66E: #000000.

How #FFE66E 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 #FFE66E 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 #FFE66E?

#FFE66E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 230, 110). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE66E?

#FFE66E is RGB 255, 230, 110 — HSL 50°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 57%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE66E?

Its complement is #7088FF; analogous partners are #FFA070 and #CFFF70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE66E for text?

Black text on #FFE66E has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.