Palettes / Colors / #FFE7A2

#FFE7A2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFE7A2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE7A2 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 #A3BAFF; it also sits naturally between #FFBAA3 and #E8FFA3. 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 91% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE7A2

.text { color: #FFE7A2; }
.background { background-color: #FFE7A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE7A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 231, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE7A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 231, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE7A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 231, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE7A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE7A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE7A2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3BAFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE7A2: #000000.

How #FFE7A2 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 #FFE7A2 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

← #FFE7A1  ·  #FFE7A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE7A2?

#FFE7A2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 231, 162). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE7A2?

#FFE7A2 is RGB 255, 231, 162 — HSL 45°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE7A2?

Its complement is #A3BAFF; analogous partners are #FFBAA3 and #E8FFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE7A2 for text?

Black text on #FFE7A2 has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.