What color is #FFD700?

#FFD700 is a vivid yellow known as Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gold?

The RGB value is 255, 215, 0: 255 red, 215 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gold?

The complementary color is #0028FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gold color: hex code #FFD700

#FFD700 rgb(255, 215, 0)

Shades of yellow

Gold has the hex code #FFD700. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 84.3% green and 0% blue (255, 215, 0).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword gold.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

Gold (#FFD700) color codes

HEX	`#FFD700`
RGB	`rgb(255, 215, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 84.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.93, -1.92, 87.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.93, 87.15, 91.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.544, 69.865, 10.033)`
Decimal	`16766720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFD700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFD700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd700; }
.text { color: #ffd700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 215 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd700, #a7ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFD700 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFD700?: #FFD700 is a vivid yellow known as Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gold?: The RGB value is 255, 215, 0: 255 red, 215 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gold?: The complementary color is #0028FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.