Palettes / Colors / #FFC300

#FFC300 — Vivid Yellow

#FFC300 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC300 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 #003CFF; it also sits naturally between #FF4400 and #BBFF00. 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 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC300

.text { color: #FFC300; }
.background { background-color: #FFC300; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC300; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 195, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC300; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 195, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC300; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 195, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC300">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC300">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #003CFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC300: #000000.

How #FFC300 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 #FFC300

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 #FFC300?

#FFC300 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 195, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC300?

#FFC300 is RGB 255, 195, 0 — HSL 46°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC300?

Its complement is #003CFF; analogous partners are #FF4400 and #BBFF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC300 for text?

Black text on #FFC300 has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.