Palettes / Colors / #FFFFEF

#FFFFEF — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FFFFEF 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 #F0F0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF7F0 and #F7FFF0. 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 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFEF

.text { color: #FFFFEF; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFFFEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0F0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFEF: #000000.

How #FFFFEF 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 #FFFFEF 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

← #FFFFEE  ·  #FFFFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFEF?

#FFFFEF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 239). Its closest standard named color is Ivory.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFEF?

#FFFFEF is RGB 255, 255, 239 — HSL 60°, 100%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFEF?

Its complement is #F0F0FF; analogous partners are #FFF7F0 and #F7FFF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFFEF for text?

Black text on #FFFFEF has a contrast ratio of 20.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.01:1.