Palettes / Colors / #FFC700

#FFC700 — Vivid Yellow

#FFC700 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC700 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 #0037FF; it also sits naturally between #FF4800 and #B7FF00. 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 78% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC700

.text { color: #FFC700; }
.background { background-color: #FFC700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 199, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 199, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 199, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC700">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC700

Tints of #FFC700

Tones of #FFC700

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0037FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC700: #000000.

How #FFC700 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 #FFC700

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 #FFC700?

#FFC700 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 199, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC700?

#FFC700 is RGB 255, 199, 0 — HSL 47°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC700?

Its complement is #0037FF; analogous partners are #FF4800 and #B7FF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC700 for text?

Black text on #FFC700 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.