#FFD700
Gold
Gold is #FFD700. In CSS you can write it as the keyword gold. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.
Conversions
- 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(88.7% 0.182 95.3)
Tints and shades
Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.
Tints
#FFDF33
20% white
#FFE766
40% white
#FFEF99
60% white
#FFF7CC
80% white
Shades
#CCAC00
20% black
#998100
40% black
#665600
60% black
#332B00
80% black
Harmony palettes
These schemes rotate hue from Gold. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.
Complementary
Open in palette generator#FFD900
#0026FF
#E4D167
#677AE4
#86782D
Analogous
Open in palette generator#FF5900
#FFD900
#A6FF00
#26FF00
#EC1334
Triadic
Open in palette generator#FFD900
#00FFD9
#D900FF
#67E4D1
#981FAD
Split Complementary
Open in palette generator#FFD900
#00A6FF
#5900FF
#E0D385
#2D3A86
Monochromatic
Open in palette generator#665700
#B39800
#FFD900
#FFE44D
#FFF099
Tetradic
Open in palette generator#FFD900
#00FF59
#0026FF
#FF00A6
#5FDD8B
Contrast against white and black
Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.
Similar named colors
Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.
- Yellow#FFFF00
- Orange#FFA500
- Goldenrod#DAA520
- Dark Orange#FF8C00
- Green Yellow#ADFF2F
- Dark Goldenrod#B8860B