Palettes / Colors / #FFE02E

#FFE02E — Vivid Yellow

#FFE02E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE02E 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 #2E4DFF; it also sits naturally between #FF772E and #B6FF2E. 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 88% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 82% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE02E

.text { color: #FFE02E; }
.background { background-color: #FFE02E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE02E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 224, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE02E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 224, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE02E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 224, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE02E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE02E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE02E

Tints of #FFE02E

Tones of #FFE02E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E4DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE02E: #000000.

How #FFE02E 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 #FFE02E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE02E?

#FFE02E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 224, 46). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE02E?

#FFE02E is RGB 255, 224, 46 — HSL 51°, 100%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 82%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE02E?

Its complement is #2E4DFF; analogous partners are #FF772E and #B6FF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE02E for text?

Black text on #FFE02E has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.