Palettes / Colors / #FEE901

#FEE901 — Vivid Yellow

#FEE901 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FEE901 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 #0116FE; it also sits naturally between #FE6A01 and #95FE01. 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 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE901

.text { color: #FEE901; }
.background { background-color: #FEE901; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE901; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 233, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 99%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE901; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 233, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE901; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 233, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE901">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE901">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE901

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Tones of #FEE901

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0116FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE901: #000000.

How #FEE901 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 #FEE901 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

← #FEE900  ·  #FEE902 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE901?

#FEE901 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 233, 1). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE901?

#FEE901 is RGB 254, 233, 1 — HSL 55°, 99%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE901?

Its complement is #0116FE; analogous partners are #FE6A01 and #95FE01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE901 for text?

Black text on #FEE901 has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.