Palettes / Colors / #FFC81E

#FFC81E — Vivid Yellow

#FFC81E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC81E 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 #1F57FF; it also sits naturally between #FF571F and #C7FF1F. 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 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 88% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC81E

.text { color: #FFC81E; }
.background { background-color: #FFC81E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC81E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 200, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 100%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC81E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 200, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC81E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 200, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC81E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC81E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC81E

Tints of #FFC81E

Tones of #FFC81E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F57FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC81E: #000000.

How #FFC81E 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 #FFC81E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFC81D  ·  #FFC81F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC81E?

#FFC81E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 200, 30). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC81E?

#FFC81E is RGB 255, 200, 30 — HSL 45°, 100%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 88%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC81E?

Its complement is #1F57FF; analogous partners are #FF571F and #C7FF1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC81E for text?

Black text on #FFC81E has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.