Palettes / Colors / #FFFF05

#FFFF05 — Vivid Yellow

#FFFF05 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFF05 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 #0505FF; it also sits naturally between #FF8205 and #82FF05. 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 100% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFF05

.text { color: #FFFF05; }
.background { background-color: #FFFF05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFF05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFF05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFF05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFF05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFF05">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFFF05

Tints of #FFFF05

Tones of #FFFF05

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0505FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFF05: #000000.

How #FFFF05 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 #FFFF05 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

← #FFFF04  ·  #FFFF06 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFF05?

#FFFF05 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 5). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFF05?

#FFFF05 is RGB 255, 255, 5 — HSL 60°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 98%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFF05?

Its complement is #0505FF; analogous partners are #FF8205 and #82FF05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFF05 for text?

Black text on #FFFF05 has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.