Palettes / Colors / #FFEE6B

#FFEE6B — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEE6B is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEE6B 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 #6B7CFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA46B and #C6FF6B. 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 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 58% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEE6B

.text { color: #FFEE6B; }
.background { background-color: #FFEE6B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEE6B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 100%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEE6B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEE6B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEE6B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEE6B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEE6B

Tints of #FFEE6B

Tones of #FFEE6B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B7CFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEE6B: #000000.

How #FFEE6B 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 #FFEE6B 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

← #FFEE6A  ·  #FFEE6C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEE6B?

#FFEE6B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 238, 107). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEE6B?

#FFEE6B is RGB 255, 238, 107 — HSL 53°, 100%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 58%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEE6B?

Its complement is #6B7CFF; analogous partners are #FFA46B and #C6FF6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEE6B for text?

Black text on #FFEE6B has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.