Palettes / Colors / #FFFF3F

#FFFF3F — Vivid Yellow

#FFFF3F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #FFFF3F 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.

#FFFF3F 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 #3D3DFF; it also sits naturally between #FF9E3D and #9EFF3D. 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 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFF3F

.text { color: #FFFF3F; }
.background { background-color: #FFFF3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFF3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFF3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFF3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFF3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFF3F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D3DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFF3F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFF3F

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 #FFFF3F 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 #FFFF3F 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

← #FFFF3E  ·  #FFFF40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFF3F?

#FFFF3F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 63). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFF3F?

#FFFF3F is RGB 255, 255, 63 — HSL 60°, 100%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 75%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFF3F?

Its complement is #3D3DFF; analogous partners are #FF9E3D and #9EFF3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFF3F for text?

Black text on #FFFF3F has a contrast ratio of 19.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.