Palettes / Colors / #FFEB01

#FFEB01 — Vivid Yellow

#FFEB01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEB01 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 #0015FF; it also sits naturally between #FF6A00 and #95FF00. 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 92% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEB01

.text { color: #FFEB01; }
.background { background-color: #FFEB01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEB01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEB01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEB01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEB01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEB01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEB01

Tints of #FFEB01

Tones of #FFEB01

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0015FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEB01: #000000.

How #FFEB01 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 #FFEB01 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEB00  ·  #FFEB02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEB01?

#FFEB01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 1). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEB01?

#FFEB01 is RGB 255, 235, 1 — HSL 55°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEB01?

Its complement is #0015FF; analogous partners are #FF6A00 and #95FF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEB01 for text?

Black text on #FFEB01 has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.