Palettes / Colors / #FFE6AB
#FFE6AB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFE6AB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FFE6AB when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FFE6AB 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 #ADC6FF; it also sits naturally between #FFBEAD and #EFFFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFE6AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 230, 171 |
| HSL | 42°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 42°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 76.89, 80.79, 50.07 |
| Yxy | 80.79, 0.3701, 0.3889 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.04, 0.19, 31.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.89, 0.19, 25.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 90% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFE6AB
.text { color: #FFE6AB; }
.background { background-color: #FFE6AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE6AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 230, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE6AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 230, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE6AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 230, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFE6AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE6AB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADC6FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFE6AB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE6AB
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFE6AB: ·
How #FFE6AB 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 #FFE6AB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFE6AB?
#FFE6AB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 230, 171). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE6AB?
#FFE6AB is RGB 255, 230, 171 — HSL 42°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFE6AB?
Its complement is #ADC6FF; analogous partners are #FFBEAD and #EFFFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFE6AB for text?
Black text on #FFE6AB has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.