Palettes / Colors / #FFFA9C

#FFFA9C — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFFA9C is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FFFA9C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFFA9C 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 #9EA3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCA9E and #D3FF9E. 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 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 39% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFA9C

.text { color: #FFFA9C; }
.background { background-color: #FFFA9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFA9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 250, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFA9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 250, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFA9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 250, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFA9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFA9C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EA3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFA9C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFA9C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFFA9C 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 #FFFA9C 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

← #FFFA9B  ·  #FFFA9D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFA9C?

#FFFA9C is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 250, 156). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFA9C?

#FFFA9C is RGB 255, 250, 156 — HSL 57°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 39%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFA9C?

Its complement is #9EA3FF; analogous partners are #FFCA9E and #D3FF9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFA9C for text?

Black text on #FFFA9C has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.