Palettes / Colors / #FFFFC2

#FFFFC2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFFC2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFFC2 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 #C2C2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE0C2 and #E0FFC2. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFC2

.text { color: #FFFFC2; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2C2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFC2: #000000.

How #FFFFC2 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 #FFFFC2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFFFC1  ·  #FFFFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFC2?

#FFFFC2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 194). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFC2?

#FFFFC2 is RGB 255, 255, 194 — HSL 60°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFC2?

Its complement is #C2C2FF; analogous partners are #FFE0C2 and #E0FFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFFC2 for text?

Black text on #FFFFC2 has a contrast ratio of 20.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.