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#FFD700 Gold

#FFD700 is a very light, vivid yellow named Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 84.3% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(255, 215, 0)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFD700 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.97:1.

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#FFD700 color conversion

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Variations of #FFD700

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

FFD700F2CE32E4C646D7BD54CAB45FBDAC67B1A36EA49A749892798C897D

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFD700 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

FFD70000A7FF5700FF
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

FFD700FF5700A7FF00
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

FFD70000FFD7D700FF
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFD700 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFD700 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FADF24
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0D300
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4D500
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FADF24
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBDC16
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFC4B7
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD080
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4D9BF

#FFD700 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#FFD700 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.97:1 Super#FFD700 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFD700 in CSS

/* Gold */
.color { color: #FFD700; }
.background { background-color: #FFD700; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFD700; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 215 0);
color: hsl(51 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.887 0.182 95.3);

#FFD700 FAQ

What color is #FFD700?

#FFD700 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFD700?

#FFD700 is rgb(255, 215, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFD700?

The complementary color of #FFD700 is #0028FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFD700?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFD700: 14.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFD700 a warm or cool color?

#FFD700 is a warm color.