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Gold color: #ffd700

Gold is #ffd700, rgb(255, 215, 0) in RGB and oklch(88.677% 0.18219 95.33) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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51°
100%

88.7%
0.182
95°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • amber-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.40:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
14.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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Also called: Golden

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Questions about Gold

What is the hex code for Gold?

The hex code for Gold is #ffd700. In RGB it is rgb(255, 215, 0), in HSL hsl(50.59, 100%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.677% 0.18219 95.33).

What colors go well with Gold?

Its complementary color is #cbd6ff. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #ffcb8a and #beee59. Ready palettes with Gold are shown on this page.

Is Gold a warm or cool color?

Gold is a warm color with an OKLCH hue of 95 degrees.

What text color is readable on Gold?

Black text is more readable on Gold: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and black gives 14.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #ffd700

#ffd700 is a bright very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 88.7% lightness, 0.182 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.4:1 contrast and black text 14.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gold (#ffd700). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-300.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #ffd700 mixed with white

  1. ffd700

Darker: #ffd700 mixed with black

  1. ffd700

Calmer: #ffd700 with less saturation

  1. ffd700

Similar named colors

  • Gold#ffd700

Colors that go with #ffd700

Complementary
#ffd700
Analogous
#ffd700
Triadic
#ffd700
Split
#ffd700