Palettes / Colors / #FFCD00

#FFCD00 — Vivid Yellow

#FFCD00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFCD00 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 #0033FF; it also sits naturally between #FF4D00 and #B3FF00. 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 80% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFCD00

.text { color: #FFCD00; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCD00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 205, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCD00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 205, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCD00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 205, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCD00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCD00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFCD00

Tints of #FFCD00

Tones of #FFCD00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0033FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCD00: #000000.

How #FFCD00 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 #FFCD00 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFCCFF  ·  #FFCD01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCD00?

#FFCD00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 205, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCD00?

#FFCD00 is RGB 255, 205, 0 — HSL 48°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCD00?

Its complement is #0033FF; analogous partners are #FF4D00 and #B3FF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCD00 for text?

Black text on #FFCD00 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.