Palettes / Colors / #FFEC99

#FFEC99 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEC99 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEC99 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 #99ACFF; it also sits naturally between #FFB999 and #DFFF99. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEC99

.text { color: #FFEC99; }
.background { background-color: #FFEC99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEC99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 236, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEC99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 236, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEC99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 236, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEC99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEC99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99ACFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEC99: #000000.

How #FFEC99 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 #FFEC99 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 #FFEC99?

#FFEC99 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 236, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEC99?

#FFEC99 is RGB 255, 236, 153 — HSL 49°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEC99?

Its complement is #99ACFF; analogous partners are #FFB999 and #DFFF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEC99 for text?

Black text on #FFEC99 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.