Palettes / Colors / #FFFFAF
#FFFFAF — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFFFAF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FFFFAF 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.
#FFFFAF 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 #ADADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFD6AD and #D6FFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFFFAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 255, 175 |
| HSL | 60°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 60°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 31%, 0% |
| XYZ | 84.74, 95.88, 54.60 |
| Yxy | 95.88, 0.3603, 0.4076 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.38, -11.80, 38.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.92, -11.83, 31.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 100% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFFFAF
.text { color: #FFFFAF; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FFFFAF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADADFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFFFAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFFAF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFFFAF: ·
How #FFFFAF 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 #FFFFAF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFFFAF?
#FFFFAF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 175). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFAF?
#FFFFAF is RGB 255, 255, 175 — HSL 60°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 31%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFFFAF?
Its complement is #ADADFF; analogous partners are #FFD6AD and #D6FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFFFAF for text?
Black text on #FFFFAF has a contrast ratio of 20.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.