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Named color

Light Yellow

Light Yellow color #FFFFE0: RGB 255, 255, 224 and HSL 60°, 100%, 94%. Explore its warm yellow profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-light-yellow: #FFFFE0;
.bg-light-yellow { background-color: #FFFFE0; }
.text-light-yellow { color: #FFFFE0; }
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Color meaning and use

About Light Yellow Color

Light Yellow uses HEX #FFFFE0, RGB 255, 255, 224, and HSL 60°, 100%, 94%. The dataset classifies it in the yellow family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.9816; black contrast is 20.63:1 and white contrast is 1.02:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Color Harmonies

#E0E0FF#E0E0FF#FFF0E0#FFF0E0#F0FFE0#F0FFE0Light Cyan#E0FFFF#FFE0FF#FFE0FF
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Variants

White#FFFFFF#FFFF85#FFFF85Light Yellow#FFFFE0#FCFCE4#FCFCE4White#FFFFFFWhite#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000#E0E0FF#E0E0FF#FFF0E0#FFF0E0#F0FFE0#F0FFE0Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#FFFFE0",
  "rgb": [
    255,
    255,
    224
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    100,
    94
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    12,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9816,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 20.63,
    "white": 1.02
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#E0E0FF",
  "analogous": [
    "#FFF0E0",
    "#F0FFE0"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#E0FFFF",
    "#FFE0FF"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#E0FFF0",
    "#E0E0FF",
    "#FFE0F0"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#E0F0FF",
    "#F0E0FF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FFFFE0",
    "#FFFF85"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FFFF85",
  "saturated": "#FFFFE0",
  "desaturated": "#FCFCE4",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#E0E0FF",
    "#FFF0E0",
    "#F0FFE0"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#FCFCE4",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FCFCE4"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "cornsilk",
    "old-lace",
    "warm-white",
    "beige",
    "light-goldenrod-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "light-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cornsilk-vs-light-yellow",
    "light-yellow-vs-old-lace"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/light-yellow",
    "/wcag/light-yellow",
    "/css/colors/light-yellow",
    "/hex/ffffe0",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/light",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/light-yellow"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/cornsilk",
      "/colors/old-lace",
      "/colors/warm-white",
      "/colors/beige",
      "/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/compare/cornsilk-vs-light-yellow",
      "/compare/light-yellow-vs-old-lace",
      "/harmonies/light-yellow",
      "/wcag/light-yellow",
      "/css/colors/light-yellow",
      "/hex/ffffe0",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "light-yellow",
  "name": "Light Yellow",
  "cssName": "lightyellow",
  "hex": "#FFFFE0",
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "lightyellow"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "yellow",
    "warm",
    "light",
    "pastel",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    255,
    255,
    224
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    100,
    94
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    12,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9816,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 20.63,
    "white": 1.02
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#E0E0FF",
    "analogous": [
      "#FFF0E0",
      "#F0FFE0"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#E0FFFF",
      "#FFE0FF"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#E0FFF0",
      "#E0E0FF",
      "#FFE0F0"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#E0F0FF",
      "#F0E0FF"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#FFFFE0",
      "#FFFF85"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FFFFFF",
    "dark": "#FFFF85",
    "saturated": "#FFFFE0",
    "desaturated": "#FCFCE4",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFFFFF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-light-yellow: #FFFFE0;",
    "utility": ".bg-light-yellow { background-color: #FFFFE0; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-light-yellow { color: #FFFFE0; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "cornsilk",
    "old-lace",
    "warm-white",
    "beige",
    "light-goldenrod-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "light-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cornsilk-vs-light-yellow",
    "light-yellow-vs-old-lace"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/light-yellow",
    "/wcag/light-yellow",
    "/css/colors/light-yellow",
    "/hex/ffffe0",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/light",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/light-yellow"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/cornsilk",
      "/colors/old-lace",
      "/colors/warm-white",
      "/colors/beige",
      "/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/compare/cornsilk-vs-light-yellow",
      "/compare/light-yellow-vs-old-lace",
      "/harmonies/light-yellow",
      "/wcag/light-yellow",
      "/css/colors/light-yellow",
      "/hex/ffffe0",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#E0E0FF",
      "#FFF0E0",
      "#F0FFE0"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#FCFCE4",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#FCFCE4"
    ]
  }
}
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