Palettes / Colors / #FFE642

#FFE642 — Vivid Yellow

#FFE642 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFE642 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 #425BFF; it also sits naturally between #FF8742 and #BAFF42. 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 90% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 74% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE642

.text { color: #FFE642; }
.background { background-color: #FFE642; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE642; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 230, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE642; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 230, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE642; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 230, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE642">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE642">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE642

Tints of #FFE642

Tones of #FFE642

Color harmonies

Complementary — #425BFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE642: #000000.

How #FFE642 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 #FFE642 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 #FFE642?

#FFE642 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 230, 66). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE642?

#FFE642 is RGB 255, 230, 66 — HSL 52°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 74%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE642?

Its complement is #425BFF; analogous partners are #FF8742 and #BAFF42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE642 for text?

Black text on #FFE642 has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.