Palettes / Colors / #FFEE90

#FFEE90 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEE90 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEE90 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 #8FA0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB68F and #D8FF8F. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEE90

.text { color: #FFEE90; }
.background { background-color: #FFEE90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEE90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEE90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEE90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEE90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEE90">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FA0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEE90: #000000.

How #FFEE90 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 #FFEE90 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEE90?

#FFEE90 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 238, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEE90?

#FFEE90 is RGB 255, 238, 144 — HSL 51°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 44%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEE90?

Its complement is #8FA0FF; analogous partners are #FFB68F and #D8FF8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEE90 for text?

Black text on #FFEE90 has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.