Palettes / Colors / #FFE603
#FFE603 — Vivid Yellow
#FFE603 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 #FFE603 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.
#FFE603 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 #051EFF; it also sits naturally between #FF6905 and #9BFF05. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFE603 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 230, 3 |
| HSL | 54°, 100%, 51% |
| HSV | 54°, 99%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 99%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.55, 77.86, 11.45 |
| Yxy | 77.86, 0.4378, 0.4901 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.72, -9.41, 89.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.24, -9.15, 51.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 90% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 99% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFE603
.text { color: #FFE603; }
.background { background-color: #FFE603; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE603; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 230, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE603; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 230, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE603; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 230, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFE603">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE603">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #051EFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFE603: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE603
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFE603: ·
How #FFE603 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 #FFE603 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFE603?
#FFE603 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 230, 3). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE603?
#FFE603 is RGB 255, 230, 3 — HSL 54°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 99%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFE603?
Its complement is #051EFF; analogous partners are #FF6905 and #9BFF05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFE603 for text?
Black text on #FFE603 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.