Palettes / Colors / #FFE138

#FFE138 — Vivid Yellow

#FFE138 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE138 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 #3856FF; it also sits naturally between #FF7E38 and #B9FF38. 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 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 78% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE138

.text { color: #FFE138; }
.background { background-color: #FFE138; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE138; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 225, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE138; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 225, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE138; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 225, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE138">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE138">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE138

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Tones of #FFE138

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3856FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE138: #000000.

How #FFE138 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 #FFE138 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 #FFE138?

#FFE138 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 225, 56). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE138?

#FFE138 is RGB 255, 225, 56 — HSL 51°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 78%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE138?

Its complement is #3856FF; analogous partners are #FF7E38 and #B9FF38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE138 for text?

Black text on #FFE138 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.