Palettes / Colors / #FFFFE5

#FFFFE5 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFFE5 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFFE5 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 #E5E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF2E5 and #F2FFE5. 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 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFE5

.text { color: #FFFFE5; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFE5: #000000.

How #FFFFE5 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 #FFFFE5 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

← #FFFFE4  ·  #FFFFE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFE5?

#FFFFE5 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 229). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFE5?

#FFFFE5 is RGB 255, 255, 229 — HSL 60°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFE5?

Its complement is #E5E5FF; analogous partners are #FFF2E5 and #F2FFE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFFE5 for text?

Black text on #FFFFE5 has a contrast ratio of 20.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.