Palettes / Colors / #FFC231

#FFC231 — Vivid Yellow

#FFC231 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FFC231 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.

#FFC231 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 #3370FF; it also sits naturally between #FF5C33 and #D6FF33. 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 76% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 81% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC231

.text { color: #FFC231; }
.background { background-color: #FFC231; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC231; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 194, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC231; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 194, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC231; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 194, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC231">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC231">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3370FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC231: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFC231

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 #FFC231 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 #FFC231 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC231?

#FFC231 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 194, 49). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC231?

#FFC231 is RGB 255, 194, 49 — HSL 42°, 100%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 81%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC231?

Its complement is #3370FF; analogous partners are #FF5C33 and #D6FF33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC231 for text?

Black text on #FFC231 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.