Palettes / Colors / #FFE042

#FFE042 — Vivid Yellow

#FFE042 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE042 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 #4262FF; it also sits naturally between #FF8142 and #C0FF42. 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 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 74% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE042

.text { color: #FFE042; }
.background { background-color: #FFE042; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE042; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 224, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE042; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 224, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE042; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 224, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE042">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE042">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE042

Tints of #FFE042

Tones of #FFE042

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4262FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE042: #000000.

How #FFE042 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 #FFE042 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE042?

#FFE042 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 224, 66). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE042?

#FFE042 is RGB 255, 224, 66 — HSL 50°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 74%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE042?

Its complement is #4262FF; analogous partners are #FF8142 and #C0FF42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE042 for text?

Black text on #FFE042 has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.