Palettes / Colors / #FFEB99

#FFEB99 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEB99 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEB99 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 #99ADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFB899 and #E0FF99. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEB99

.text { color: #FFEB99; }
.background { background-color: #FFEB99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEB99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEB99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEB99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEB99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEB99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99ADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEB99: #000000.

How #FFEB99 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 #FFEB99 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

← #FFEB98  ·  #FFEB9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEB99?

#FFEB99 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEB99?

#FFEB99 is RGB 255, 235, 153 — HSL 48°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEB99?

Its complement is #99ADFF; analogous partners are #FFB899 and #E0FF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEB99 for text?

Black text on #FFEB99 has a contrast ratio of 17.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.