Palettes / Colors / #FFFA5C

#FFFA5C — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFFA5C is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFA5C 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 #5C61FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA85C and #B3FF5C. 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 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 64% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFA5C

.text { color: #FFFA5C; }
.background { background-color: #FFFA5C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFA5C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 250, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFA5C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 250, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFA5C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 250, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFA5C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFA5C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFFA5C

Tints of #FFFA5C

Tones of #FFFA5C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5C61FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFA5C: #000000.

How #FFFA5C 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 #FFFA5C 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

← #FFFA5B  ·  #FFFA5D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFA5C?

#FFFA5C is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 250, 92). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFA5C?

#FFFA5C is RGB 255, 250, 92 — HSL 58°, 100%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 64%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFA5C?

Its complement is #5C61FF; analogous partners are #FFA85C and #B3FF5C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFA5C for text?

Black text on #FFFA5C has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.