Palettes / Colors / #FFFFA4

#FFFFA4 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFFA4 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFFA4 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 #A3A3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD1A3 and #D1FFA3. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFA4

.text { color: #FFFFA4; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3A3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFA4: #000000.

How #FFFFA4 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 #FFFFA4 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

← #FFFFA3  ·  #FFFFA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFA4?

#FFFFA4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFA4?

#FFFFA4 is RGB 255, 255, 164 — HSL 60°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFA4?

Its complement is #A3A3FF; analogous partners are #FFD1A3 and #D1FFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFFA4 for text?

Black text on #FFFFA4 has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.