Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Light Yellow

Light Yellow is a light and pastel yellow color with HEX #FFFFE0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 255, 224, HSL 60, 100%, 94%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#FFFFE0 yellow warm lightpastel
HEX #FFFFE0
RGB rgb(255, 255, 224)
HSL hsl(60 100% 94%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 12, 0)
Luminance 0.9816
Contrast Black 20.63:1White 1.02:1

CSS Utilities

--color-light-yellow: #FFFFE0;
.bg-light-yellow { background-color: #FFFFE0; }
.text-light-yellow { color: #FFFFE0; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9816
Black text20.63:1AA Pass
White text1.02:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Light Yellow Color

Light Yellow sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Light Yellow is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Light Yellow accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFFFE0.Light Yellow CSS utilitiesUse Light Yellow in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFFFE0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Light Yellow paletteOpen the generated palette based on Light Yellow.Light Yellow harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Light Yellow against black and white text.

Black text20.63:1AA Pass
White text1.02:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Cornsilk#FFF8DC
Old Lace#FDF5E6
Warm White#F8F4E3
Beige#F5F5DC
Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2

Color Harmonies

#E0E0FF#E0E0FF
#FFF0E0#FFF0E0
#F0FFE0#F0FFE0
Light Cyan#E0FFFF
#FFE0FF#FFE0FF
Open full Light Yellow harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFFF85#FFFF85
Light Yellow#FFFFE0
#FCFCE4#FCFCE4
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#E0E0FF#E0E0FF
#FFF0E0#FFF0E0
#F0FFE0#F0FFE0
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5