Palettes / Colors / #FFEB7A

#FFEB7A — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEB7A is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEB7A 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 #7A8EFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA97A and #D1FF7A. 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 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 52% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEB7A

.text { color: #FFEB7A; }
.background { background-color: #FFEB7A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEB7A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEB7A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEB7A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEB7A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEB7A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEB7A

Tints of #FFEB7A

Tones of #FFEB7A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A8EFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEB7A: #000000.

How #FFEB7A 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 #FFEB7A 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

← #FFEB79  ·  #FFEB7B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEB7A?

#FFEB7A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 122). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEB7A?

#FFEB7A is RGB 255, 235, 122 — HSL 51°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 52%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEB7A?

Its complement is #7A8EFF; analogous partners are #FFA97A and #D1FF7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEB7A for text?

Black text on #FFEB7A has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.