Palettes / Colors / #FFFFE6

#FFFFE6 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFFE6 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Ivory (#FFFFF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFFE6 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%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFE6

.text { color: #FFFFE6; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFE6: #000000.

How #FFFFE6 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 #FFFFE6 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

← #FFFFE5  ·  #FFFFE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFE6?

#FFFFE6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 230). Its closest standard named color is Ivory.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFE6?

#FFFFE6 is RGB 255, 255, 230 — HSL 60°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFE6?

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

Can I use #FFFFE6 for text?

Black text on #FFFFE6 has a contrast ratio of 20.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.01:1.