Palettes / Colors / #FFD700

#FFD700 — Vivid Yellow

#FFD700 is the named color Gold. It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFD700 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 #0026FF; it also sits naturally between #FF5900 and #A6FF00. 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 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFD700

.text { color: #FFD700; }
.background { background-color: #FFD700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFD700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 215, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFD700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFD700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFD700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFD700">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFD700

Tints of #FFD700

Tones of #FFD700

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0026FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFD700: #000000.

How #FFD700 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 #FFD700

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 #FFD700?

#FFD700 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 215, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFD700?

#FFD700 is RGB 255, 215, 0 — HSL 51°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFD700?

Its complement is #0026FF; analogous partners are #FF5900 and #A6FF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFD700 for text?

Black text on #FFD700 has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.