Palettes / Colors / #FFFF9F

#FFFF9F — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFFF9F is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFF9F 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 #9E9EFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCF9E and #CFFF9E. 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 100% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFF9F

.text { color: #FFFF9F; }
.background { background-color: #FFFF9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFF9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFF9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFF9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFF9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFF9F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E9EFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFF9F: #000000.

How #FFFF9F 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 #FFFF9F 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

← #FFFF9E  ·  #FFFFA0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFF9F?

#FFFF9F is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFF9F?

#FFFF9F is RGB 255, 255, 159 — HSL 60°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFF9F?

Its complement is #9E9EFF; analogous partners are #FFCF9E and #CFFF9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFF9F for text?

Black text on #FFFF9F has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.