Palettes / Colors / #FEE930

#FEE930 — Vivid Yellow

#FEE930 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 #FEE930 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.

#FEE930 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 #2F44FE; it also sits naturally between #FE822F and #ABFE2F. 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 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 81% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE930

.text { color: #FEE930; }
.background { background-color: #FEE930; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE930; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 233, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 99%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE930; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 233, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE930; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 233, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE930">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE930">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE930

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2F44FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE930: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE930

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:

How #FEE930 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 #FEE930 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

← #FEE92F  ·  #FEE931 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE930?

#FEE930 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 233, 48). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE930?

#FEE930 is RGB 254, 233, 48 — HSL 54°, 99%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 81%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE930?

Its complement is #2F44FE; analogous partners are #FE822F and #ABFE2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE930 for text?

Black text on #FEE930 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.