Palettes / Colors / #FFDC02

#FFDC02 — Vivid Yellow

#FFDC02 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFDC02 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 #0022FF; it also sits naturally between #FF5E00 and #A2FF00. 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 86% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 99% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFDC02

.text { color: #FFDC02; }
.background { background-color: #FFDC02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDC02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 220, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDC02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 220, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDC02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 220, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDC02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDC02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDC02

Tints of #FFDC02

Tones of #FFDC02

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0022FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFDC02: #000000.

How #FFDC02 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 #FFDC02 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

← #FFDC01  ·  #FFDC03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDC02?

#FFDC02 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 220, 2). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDC02?

#FFDC02 is RGB 255, 220, 2 — HSL 52°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 99%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDC02?

Its complement is #0022FF; analogous partners are #FF5E00 and #A2FF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDC02 for text?

Black text on #FFDC02 has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.