yellowwarmCSS named color
Gold #FFD700
A bright metallic yellow; the color of value and celebration.
Use cases: Luxury accents · Awards
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFD700 | |
| RGB | rgb(255, 215, 0) | |
| HSL | hsl(51, 100%, 50%) | |
| HSV | hsv(51, 100%, 100%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 100%, 0%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5445, 69.8649, 10.033) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9, -1.9, 87.1) | |
| Luminance | 0.699 (WCAG relative) |
/* Gold */
color: #ffd700;
background-color: #ffd700;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#e6c200 #ccac00 #b39700 #998100 #806c00 #665600 #4d4100 #332b00 #1a1600 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#ffdb1a #ffdf33 #ffe34d #ffe766 #ffeb80 #ffef99 #fff3b3 #fff7cc #fffbe6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#f2ce0d #e6c61a #d9bd26 #ccb433 #c0ac40 #b3a34d #a69a5a #999166 #8d8973 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#FFD700
#0028FF
#ffd700 #0028ff
Analogous
Edit in generator →#FF5700
#FFD700
#A8FF00
#ff5700 #ffd700 #a8ff00
Triadic
Edit in generator →#FFD700
#00FFD7
#D700FF
#ffd700 #00ffd7 #d700ff
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#FFD700
#00FF57
#0028FF
#FF00A8
#ffd700 #00ff57 #0028ff #ff00a8
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#FFD700
#00A8FF
#5700FF
#ffd700 #00a8ff #5700ff
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#857000
#C2A300
#FFD700
#FFE13D
#FFEA7A
#857000 #c2a300 #ffd700 #ffe13d #ffea7a
Accessibility & contrast
1.40
#FFD700 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
14.97
#FFD700 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on gold
14.97
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Banana #FFE135 | 3.29 | |
| Amber #FFBF00 | 8.11 | |
| Lemon #FFF700 | 9.48 | |
| Mustard #DBB42C | 9.49 | |
| Yellow #FFFF00 | 11.58 | |
| Vanilla #F3E5AB | 16.16 |
Related colors
Palettes with gold
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.