Palettes / Colors / #FFEA6C

#FFEA6C — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEA6C is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEA6C 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 #6B81FF; it also sits naturally between #FF9F6B and #CBFF6B. 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 92% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 58% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEA6C

.text { color: #FFEA6C; }
.background { background-color: #FFEA6C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEA6C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 234, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEA6C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 234, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEA6C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 234, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEA6C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEA6C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEA6C

Tints of #FFEA6C

Tones of #FFEA6C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B81FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEA6C: #000000.

How #FFEA6C 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 #FFEA6C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEA6B  ·  #FFEA6D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEA6C?

#FFEA6C is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 234, 108). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEA6C?

#FFEA6C is RGB 255, 234, 108 — HSL 51°, 100%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 58%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEA6C?

Its complement is #6B81FF; analogous partners are #FF9F6B and #CBFF6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEA6C for text?

Black text on #FFEA6C has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.