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Gold color: #ffd700

The Gold color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.

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51°
100%

OKLCH

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

Looks the same on every screen.

White text1.40:1 · Below AALc -22
Black text14.97:1 · AALc 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°.

Looks the same on every 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
  2. ffdc45
  3. ffe064
  4. ffe47c
  5. ffe892
  6. ffeda6
  7. fff0b9
  8. fff4cb
  9. fff8dd
  10. fffcee

Darker: #ffd700 mixed with black

  1. ffd700
  2. debb00
  3. be9f00
  4. 9e8500
  5. 806b00
  6. 635200
  7. 483b00
  8. 2e2500
  9. 161100
  10. 030200

Calmer: #ffd700 with less saturation

  1. ffd700
  2. fbd840
  3. f7d85c
  4. f4d971
  5. f0da83
  6. ecda94
  7. e8daa3
  8. e4dab1
  9. e1dabf
  10. dddacd