YELLOW

Gold

#FFD700

Conversions

HEX#FFD700

RGBrgb(255, 215, 0)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(51, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ffd700;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 215, 0);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(51, 100%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.40 : 1

On ink blackPass · 13.64 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Gold

Gold is the hex color #FFD700, which translates to rgb(255, 215, 0) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 51 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. That combination gives Gold a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Gold compares

Gold is exactly the CSS keyword gold, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-300 (#FFDF20), at a distance of 4.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Citrine at 10.3. Sorted by lightness, Gold is number 4 of the 18 yellow colors here.

Text on Gold

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Gold, led by Ink black at 13.64:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Gold already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Gold. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.40:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.45:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Gold

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Gold for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Gold

Format	Value
HEX	#FFD700
RGB	rgb(255, 215, 0)
HSL	hsl(51, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(51, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(88.68% 0.1822 95.33)
CIELAB	lab(86.93 -1.92 87.13)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.