Palettes / Colors / #FFEF82

#FFEF82 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEF82 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEF82 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 #8091FF; it also sits naturally between #FFAE80 and #D0FF80. 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 94% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 49% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEF82

.text { color: #FFEF82; }
.background { background-color: #FFEF82; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEF82; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEF82; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEF82; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEF82">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEF82">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEF82

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8091FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEF82: #000000.

How #FFEF82 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 #FFEF82

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFEF82 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 #FFEF82?

#FFEF82 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 130). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEF82?

#FFEF82 is RGB 255, 239, 130 — HSL 52°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 49%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEF82?

Its complement is #8091FF; analogous partners are #FFAE80 and #D0FF80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEF82 for text?

Black text on #FFEF82 has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.