Light Yellow#FFFFE0

Light Yellow Hex Code: #FFFFE0

Light Yellow is a very light, muted yellow. Its OKLCH lightness is 99% and chroma 0.040. Text on this color reads best in black (contrast 20.63:1).

HEX	`#FFFFE0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 224)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 0%)`
OKLCH	`oklch(99.2% 0.04 107.1)`

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Contrast

White text1.02:1

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Black text20.63:1

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On white1.02:1

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On black20.63:1

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Matching colors

Complementary

#FFFFE0Light Yellow#E0E0FFLavender

Analogous

#FFFFE0Light Yellow#FFF0E0Linen#F0FFE0Light Goldenrod Yellow

Triadic

#FFFFE0Light Yellow#E0FFFFLight Cyan#FFE0FF

Split complementary

#FFFFE0Light Yellow#E0F0FFLavender#F0E0FFLavender

Similar named colors

Cornsilk#FFF8DCCream#FFFDD0Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2Ivory#FFFFF0Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDHoneydew#F0FFF0Floral White#FFFAF0Beige#F5F5DC

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Code

CSS	`color: #FFFFE0;`
Tailwind	`bg-[#ffffe0]`
SwiftUI	`Color(red: 1, green: 1, blue: 0.878)`
Android	`Color.parseColor("#FFFFE0")`
Flutter	`Color(0xFFFFFFE0)`

Light Yellow is a CSS named color (lightyellow); the value follows W3C CSS Color Module Level 4.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for light yellow?

Light Yellow is #FFFFE0 in hex and rgb(255, 255, 224) in RGB.

What is light yellow in CMYK?

With the plain conversion formula it is cmyk(0, 0, 12, 0). For print, convert with your printer's ICC profile instead.

What text color works on light yellow?

Black text has the higher contrast at 20.63:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1).