Palettes / Colors / #FFC814

#FFC814 — Vivid Yellow

#FFC814 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC814 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 #144BFF; it also sits naturally between #FF5314 and #C0FF14. 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 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 92% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC814

.text { color: #FFC814; }
.background { background-color: #FFC814; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC814; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 200, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC814; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 200, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC814; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 200, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC814">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC814">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #144BFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC814: #000000.

How #FFC814 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 #FFC814 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

← #FFC813  ·  #FFC815 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC814?

#FFC814 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 200, 20). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC814?

#FFC814 is RGB 255, 200, 20 — HSL 46°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 92%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC814?

Its complement is #144BFF; analogous partners are #FF5314 and #C0FF14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC814 for text?

Black text on #FFC814 has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.