Palettes / Colors / #FFFD70

#FFFD70 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFFD70 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFD70 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 #7073FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB570 and #BAFF70. 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 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 56% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFD70

.text { color: #FFFD70; }
.background { background-color: #FFFD70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFD70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 253, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFD70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 253, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFD70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 253, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFD70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFD70">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFFD70

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7073FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFD70: #000000.

How #FFFD70 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 #FFFD70 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

← #FFFD6F  ·  #FFFD71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFD70?

#FFFD70 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 253, 112). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFD70?

#FFFD70 is RGB 255, 253, 112 — HSL 59°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 56%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFD70?

Its complement is #7073FF; analogous partners are #FFB570 and #BAFF70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFD70 for text?

Black text on #FFFD70 has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.