Palettes / Colors / #FFE981

#FFE981 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFE981 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE981 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 #8095FF; it also sits naturally between #FFAA80 and #D5FF80. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 49% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE981

.text { color: #FFE981; }
.background { background-color: #FFE981; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE981; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 233, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE981; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 233, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE981; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 233, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE981">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE981">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE981

Tints of #FFE981

Tones of #FFE981

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8095FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE981: #000000.

How #FFE981 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 #FFE981

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFE981 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE981?

#FFE981 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 233, 129). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE981?

#FFE981 is RGB 255, 233, 129 — HSL 50°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 49%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE981?

Its complement is #8095FF; analogous partners are #FFAA80 and #D5FF80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE981 for text?

Black text on #FFE981 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.