Palettes / Colors / #FFC014

#FFC014 — Vivid Yellow

#FFC014 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC014 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 #1453FF; it also sits naturally between #FF4B14 and #C8FF14. 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 75% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 92% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC014

.text { color: #FFC014; }
.background { background-color: #FFC014; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC014; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 192, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC014; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 192, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC014; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 192, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC014">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC014">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC014

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1453FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC014: #000000.

How #FFC014 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 #FFC014 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

← #FFC013  ·  #FFC015 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC014?

#FFC014 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 192, 20). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC014?

#FFC014 is RGB 255, 192, 20 — HSL 44°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 92%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC014?

Its complement is #1453FF; analogous partners are #FF4B14 and #C8FF14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC014 for text?

Black text on #FFC014 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.