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#ffd700

Gold Color

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A bright, saturated yellow that evokes the metal it is named after, frequently used for premium or luxury branding.

Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffd700

RGB

rgb(255, 215, 0)

HSL

hsl(50.6, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.6, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 100%, 0%)

LAB

lab(86.93, -1.92, 87.13)

LCH

lch(86.93, 87.15, 91.26)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.1822, 95.32)

HWB

hwb(50.6, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0028ff

Analogous

#ff5800

#ffd700

#a7ff00

Triadic

#ffd700

#00ffd7

#d700ff

Split-complementary

#ffd700

#00a7ff

#5800ff

Tetradic

#ffd700

#28ff00

#0028ff

#d700ff

Square

#ffd700

#00ff58

#0028ff

#ff00a7

Shades

Gold Color mixed toward black.

#d5b300

#aa8f00

#806c00

#554800

#2a2400

Tints

Gold Color mixed toward white.

#ffde2a

#ffe455

#ffeb80

#fff2aa

#fff8d5

Tones

Gold Color mixed toward gray.

#eac815

#d5ba2a

#bfab40

#aa9d55

#958e6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#efee71 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#f1f47d · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#fd949a · ΔE 46.8

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 29.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffd700;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffd700]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

Gold (#ffd700) is rgb(255, 215, 0) in RGB.

No, #ffd700 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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