Light Yellow (#FFFFED)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.01:1 — vs black: 20.78:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFFFED
  • RGB rgb(255, 255, 237)
  • HSL hsl(60, 100%, 96%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 7, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFFFFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFFFED based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Yellow
#FFFFED Base
#EDEDFF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Yellow
#FFFFED Base
#FFF6ED
#F6FFED
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Yellow
#FFFFED Base
#EDFFFF
#FFEDFF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Yellow
#FFFFED Base
#EDF6FF
#F6EDFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Yellow
#FFFFED Base
#EDFFF6
#EDEDFF
#FFEDF6
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Yellow
#FFFFED Base
#FFFF54
#FFFFA1
#FFFFC4
#FFFFE6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A1A00
#777700
#D4D400
#FFFF32
#FFFF90
Light Yellow #FFFFED Base
#FFFFE6
#FFFFE6
#FFFFE6
#FFFFE6
#FFFFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFFFED. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFFFED;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFFFED;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFFFED;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFFFED,
        #EDEDFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFFFED,
        #EDEDFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-yellow: #FFFFED;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-yellow-r: 255;
$light-yellow-g: 255;
$light-yellow-b: 237;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-yellow;
    color: rgba($light-yellow-r, $light-yellow-g, $light-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFFFED How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #FFFFED Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #FFFFED Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFFDFD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #FEFEFE Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Yellow #FFFFED Base
Ivory #FFFFF0 ΔE 1.15
Beige #F5F5DC ΔE 3.29
Cosmic Latte #FFF8E7 ΔE 3.56
Cornsilk #FFF8DC ΔE 4.31

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.