Palettes / Colors / #FFF9BE

#FFF9BE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFF9BE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFF9BE 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 #BDC3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD7BD and #E4FFBD. 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 98% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFF9BE

.text { color: #FFF9BE; }
.background { background-color: #FFF9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFF9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 249, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFF9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 249, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFF9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 249, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFF9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFF9BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDC3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFF9BE: #000000.

How #FFF9BE 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFF9BE 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

← #FFF9BD  ·  #FFF9BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFF9BE?

#FFF9BE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 249, 190). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFF9BE?

#FFF9BE is RGB 255, 249, 190 — HSL 54°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 25%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFF9BE?

Its complement is #BDC3FF; analogous partners are #FFD7BD and #E4FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFF9BE for text?

Black text on #FFF9BE has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.