Palettes / Colors / #FEE440

#FEE440 — Vivid Yellow

#FEE440 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEE440 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 #3E58FE; it also sits naturally between #FE853E and #B8FE3E. 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 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 75% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FEE440

.text { color: #FEE440; }
.background { background-color: #FEE440; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE440; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 228, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 99%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE440; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 228, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE440; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 228, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE440">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE440">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE440

Tints of #FEE440

Tones of #FEE440

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E58FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE440: #000000.

How #FEE440 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 #FEE440 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEE43F  ·  #FEE441 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE440?

#FEE440 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 228, 64). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE440?

#FEE440 is RGB 254, 228, 64 — HSL 52°, 99%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 75%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE440?

Its complement is #3E58FE; analogous partners are #FE853E and #B8FE3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE440 for text?

Black text on #FEE440 has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.