Palettes / Colors / #FEE22F

#FEE22F — Vivid Yellow

#FEE22F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEE22F 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 #2F4BFE; it also sits naturally between #FE7B2F and #B2FE2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 81% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FEE22F

.text { color: #FEE22F; }
.background { background-color: #FEE22F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE22F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 226, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 99%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE22F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 226, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE22F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 226, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE22F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE22F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE22F

Tints of #FEE22F

Tones of #FEE22F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2F4BFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE22F: #000000.

How #FEE22F 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 #FEE22F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEE22E  ·  #FEE230 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE22F?

#FEE22F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 226, 47). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE22F?

#FEE22F is RGB 254, 226, 47 — HSL 52°, 99%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 81%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE22F?

Its complement is #2F4BFE; analogous partners are #FE7B2F and #B2FE2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE22F for text?

Black text on #FEE22F has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.