Palettes / Colors / #FEC620
#FEC620 — Vivid Yellow
#FEC620 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #FEC620 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FEC620 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2057FE; it also sits naturally between #FE5720 and #C6FE20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEC620 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 198, 32 |
| HSL | 45°, 99%, 56% |
| HSV | 45°, 87%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 87%, 0% |
| XYZ | 61.33, 61.56, 10.02 |
| Yxy | 61.56, 0.4614, 0.4632 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.68, 6.71, 79.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.46, 6.50, 44.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 78% · Blue 13%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 87% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEC620
.text { color: #FEC620; }
.background { background-color: #FEC620; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEC620; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 198, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 99%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEC620; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 198, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEC620; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 198, 32, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEC620">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEC620">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2057FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEC620: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEC620
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FEC620: ·
How #FEC620 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEC620 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FEC620?
#FEC620 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 198, 32). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEC620?
#FEC620 is RGB 254, 198, 32 — HSL 45°, 99%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 87%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEC620?
Its complement is #2057FE; analogous partners are #FE5720 and #C6FE20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEC620 for text?
Black text on #FEC620 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.