Palettes / Colors / #FEE71B

#FEE71B — Vivid Yellow

#FEE71B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEE71B 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 #1B31FE; it also sits naturally between #FE761B and #A3FE1B. 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 91% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 89% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE71B

.text { color: #FEE71B; }
.background { background-color: #FEE71B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE71B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 231, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 99%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE71B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 231, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE71B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 231, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE71B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE71B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE71B

Tints of #FEE71B

Tones of #FEE71B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B31FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE71B: #000000.

How #FEE71B 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 #FEE71B 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

← #FEE71A  ·  #FEE71C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE71B?

#FEE71B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 231, 27). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE71B?

#FEE71B is RGB 254, 231, 27 — HSL 54°, 99%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 89%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE71B?

Its complement is #1B31FE; analogous partners are #FE761B and #A3FE1B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE71B for text?

Black text on #FEE71B has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.