Palettes / Colors / #FFE238

#FFE238 — Vivid Yellow

#FFE238 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #FFE238 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFE238 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 89% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 78% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE238

.text { color: #FFE238; }
.background { background-color: #FFE238; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE238; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 226, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE238; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 226, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE238; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 226, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE238">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE238">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3856FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE238: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE238

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFE238 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 #FFE238 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

← #FFE237  ·  #FFE239 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE238?

#FFE238 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 226, 56). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE238?

#FFE238 is RGB 255, 226, 56 — HSL 51°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 78%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE238?

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

Can I use #FFE238 for text?

Black text on #FFE238 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.