Palettes / Colors / #FFD615

#FFD615 — Vivid Yellow

#FFD615 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFD615 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 #143FFF; it also sits naturally between #FF5F14 and #B5FF14. 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 84% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 92% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFD615

.text { color: #FFD615; }
.background { background-color: #FFD615; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFD615; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 214, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFD615; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 214, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFD615; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 214, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFD615">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFD615">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFD615

Tints of #FFD615

Tones of #FFD615

Color harmonies

Complementary — #143FFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFD615: #000000.

How #FFD615 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 #FFD615

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFD614  ·  #FFD616 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFD615?

#FFD615 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 214, 21). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFD615?

#FFD615 is RGB 255, 214, 21 — HSL 49°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 92%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFD615?

Its complement is #143FFF; analogous partners are #FF5F14 and #B5FF14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFD615 for text?

Black text on #FFD615 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.