Manilla Color
Manilla is a yellow color with hex code #FFFA86. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with manilla, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Manilla Color Values
What Does Manilla Mean?
Manilla belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Manilla reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Manilla is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: light greenish yellow, #EAE679). It is also known as Aged Plastic Casing.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Manilla
Manilla and #8589FF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFBE85 and #C6FF85, which sit beside manilla on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair manilla with triadic partners #85FFFB and #FB85FF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Yellowish Tan —
#FCFC81(Delta E 4) - Pale Yellow —
#FFFF84(Delta E 4) - Dolly —
#F9FF8B(Delta E 5) - Butter —
#FFFF81(Delta E 5) - Manz —
#EEEF78(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FFFA86; }
.background { background-color: #FFFA86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FFFA86; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFFA8640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for manilla?
Manilla has the hex code #FFFA86. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 250, 134), in HSL it is hsl(58, 100%, 76%), and its OKLCH value is 0.966, 0.138, 106.5.
What does the color manilla mean?
Yellow-family colors like manilla carry distinct psychological associations. Manilla belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Manilla reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with manilla?
Manilla has three easy routes: its complement #8589FF for punch, its neighbors #FFBE85 and #C6FF85 for something calmer, or triadic partners #85FFFB and #FB85FF when you want energy.
Is manilla a standard web color?
No — Manilla is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FFFA86 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make manilla lighter or darker?
To lighten manilla, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFEEB (lightest tint) to #424000 (darkest shade).
About Manilla
Manilla is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Aged Plastic Casing. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FFFA86 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.