Palettes / Colors / #FFFC68

#FFFC68 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFFC68 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FFFC68 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.

#FFFC68 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 #6669FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB066 and #B5FF66. 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 99% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 59% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFC68

.text { color: #FFFC68; }
.background { background-color: #FFFC68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFC68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 252, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 100%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFC68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 252, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFC68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 252, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFC68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFC68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6669FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFC68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFC68

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 #FFFC68 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 #FFFC68 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFC68?

#FFFC68 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 252, 104). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFC68?

#FFFC68 is RGB 255, 252, 104 — HSL 59°, 100%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 59%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFC68?

Its complement is #6669FF; analogous partners are #FFB066 and #B5FF66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFC68 for text?

Black text on #FFFC68 has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.