Palettes / Colors / #FFEC6E

#FFEC6E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEC6E is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FFEC6E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFEC6E 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 #7083FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA570 and #CBFF70. 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 93% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 57% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEC6E

.text { color: #FFEC6E; }
.background { background-color: #FFEC6E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEC6E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 236, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEC6E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 236, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEC6E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 236, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEC6E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEC6E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7083FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEC6E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEC6E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFEC6E 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 #FFEC6E 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 #FFEC6E?

#FFEC6E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 236, 110). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEC6E?

#FFEC6E is RGB 255, 236, 110 — HSL 52°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 57%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEC6E?

Its complement is #7083FF; analogous partners are #FFA570 and #CBFF70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEC6E for text?

Black text on #FFEC6E has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.