Palettes / Colors / #FFF8D1

#FFF8D1 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFF8D1 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFF8D1 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 #D1D8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE1D1 and #EFFFD1. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 18% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFF8D1

.text { color: #FFF8D1; }
.background { background-color: #FFF8D1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFF8D1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 248, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFF8D1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 248, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFF8D1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 248, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFF8D1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFF8D1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFF8D1

Tints of #FFF8D1

Tones of #FFF8D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFF8D1: #000000.

How #FFF8D1 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 #FFF8D1 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

← #FFF8D0  ·  #FFF8D2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFF8D1?

#FFF8D1 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 248, 209). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFF8D1?

#FFF8D1 is RGB 255, 248, 209 — HSL 51°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 18%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFF8D1?

Its complement is #D1D8FF; analogous partners are #FFE1D1 and #EFFFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFF8D1 for text?

Black text on #FFF8D1 has a contrast ratio of 19.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.