Palettes / Colors / #FFF799

#FFF799 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFF799 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFF799 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 #99A2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC499 and #D5FF99. 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 97% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFF799

.text { color: #FFF799; }
.background { background-color: #FFF799; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFF799; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 247, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFF799; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 247, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFF799; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 247, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFF799">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFF799">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99A2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFF799: #000000.

How #FFF799 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 #FFF799

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFF799 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

← #FFF798  ·  #FFF79A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFF799?

#FFF799 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 247, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFF799?

#FFF799 is RGB 255, 247, 153 — HSL 55°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFF799?

Its complement is #99A2FF; analogous partners are #FFC499 and #D5FF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFF799 for text?

Black text on #FFF799 has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.