Palettes / Colors / #FFEC8F

#FFEC8F — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEC8F is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEC8F 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 #8FA2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB48F and #DAFF8F. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 44% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEC8F

.text { color: #FFEC8F; }
.background { background-color: #FFEC8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEC8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 236, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEC8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 236, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEC8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 236, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEC8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEC8F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FA2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEC8F: #000000.

How #FFEC8F 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 #FFEC8F 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

← #FFEC8E  ·  #FFEC90 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEC8F?

#FFEC8F is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 236, 143). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEC8F?

#FFEC8F is RGB 255, 236, 143 — HSL 50°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 44%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEC8F?

Its complement is #8FA2FF; analogous partners are #FFB48F and #DAFF8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEC8F for text?

Black text on #FFEC8F has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.