CSS named color
Gold #FFD700
The CSS keyword gold is #FFD700. It is a pale vivid amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.887, chroma 0.182 and hue 95.3°.
- Relative luminance
- 0.6986
- OKLCH L · C · h
- 0.887 · 0.182 · 95.3
- Best text
- Black 14.97:1
- Hue family
- Yellow
#FFD700 color codes
- HEX
#FFD700- RGB
rgb(255, 215, 0)- HSL
hsl(51, 100%, 50%)- OKLCH
oklch(0.887 0.182 95.3)- OKLab
oklab(0.887 -0.017 0.181)- CIELAB (D65)
L* 86.93, a* -1.92, b* 87.13- XYZ (D65)
X 65.54, Y 69.86, Z 10.03- CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%)
CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.
Legibility
Contrast: is #FFD700 accessible?
Black text on it reaches 14.97:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.40:1.
WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.
Open the Contrast System-
Black text on it
14.97:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA passes
- APCA Lc +84
-
White text on it
1.40:1
- AA fails
- AA large fails
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −21
Text is here, unreadable at 1.40:1
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As text on black
14.97:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA passes
- APCA Lc −84
-
As text on white
1.40:1
- AA fails
- AA large fails
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +19
Text is here, unreadable at 1.40:1
Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1
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For text on white
#8C7500 4.50:1
Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.89 to 0.57 reaches 4.50:1 on white, keeping the hue.
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For text on black
#FFD700 14.97:1
It already reaches 14.97:1 on black, so no change is needed.
Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.
Studio
Adjust #FFD700 live
Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.
Scale
Shades and tints of #FFD700
Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FFD700 sits at step 200.
Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.
Gamut
How vivid #FFD700 can get
At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.182; #FFD700 uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.211 there: 16% more.
- sRGB
- Display P3
- Rec. 2020
- Dominant wavelength
- OKLCH chroma
- 0.182
- sRGB edge
- 0.182
- Display P3 edge
- 0.211
- Rec. 2020 edge
- 0.216
- Dominant wavelength
- 576 nm
- Excitation purity
- 81%
- Chromaticity
- x 0.4507, y 0.4804
- This color#FFD700
- Most vivid in sRGB#FFD700
- Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.887 0.211 95.3)
On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.
.accent {
color: #ffd700;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
.accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9938 0.8444 0); }
}Mixing
Mixing #FFD700
Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.
White #FFFFFF
- sRGB50%#FFEB80
- OKLab50%#FFEDA6
- OKLCH50%#FFEDA6
Black #000000
- sRGB50%#806C00
- OKLab50%#635200
- OKLCH50%#635200
Its complement #CFD8FF
- sRGB50%#E7D880
- OKLab50%#E6DAAB
- OKLCH50%#70F3E4
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #ffd700, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #ffd700 50%, white);In use
#FFD700 in an interface
A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.
Light page
- Button labelText, 4.5:114.97:1 Passes
- Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.40:1 Fails
- Large headingLarge text, 3:11.40:1 Fails
- Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.40:1 Fails
For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8C7500 4.50:1
Dark page
- Button labelText, 4.5:114.97:1 Passes
- Link and body-size textText, 4.5:113.35:1 Passes
- Large headingLarge text, 3:113.35:1 Passes
- Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:113.35:1 Passes
Color vision
How #FFD700 looks with color blindness
Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 33.1; protanopia changes it least, 2.9.
Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.
Simulate a whole page What each type sees-
Protanopia
No working red (long-wavelength) cones
#F0D300 ΔE2000 2.9
Close match
Reads as pale vivid amber
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Deuteranopia
No working green (medium-wavelength) cones
#FADF24 ΔE2000 3.5
Close match
Reads as pale vivid yellow
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Tritanopia
No working blue (short-wavelength) cones
#FFC4B7 ΔE2000 33.1
Distinct
Reads as pale muted red
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Achromatopsia
No cone color vision; lightness only
#DADADA ΔE2000 29.4
Distinct
Reads as light gray
Pairing check
Checked against its complement, #CFD8FF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.
| Vision | The pair | ΔE2000 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal vision | #FFD700 · #CFD8FF | 47.1 | Stays distinct |
| Protanopia | #F0D300 · #CDDBFF | 45.9 | Stays distinct |
| Deuteranopia | #FADF24 · #CAD8FE | 46.7 | Stays distinct |
| Tritanopia | #FFC4B7 · #C4DFE5 | 33.1 | Stays distinct |
| Achromatopsia | #DADADA · #D9D9D9 | 0.2 | Easily confused |
Harmony
Color harmonies for #FFD700
Its complement is #CFD8FF, a pale muted blue, on the cool side of the wheel.
Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.
Open the Harmony Studio- Base#FFD700
- Complement#CFD8FF
Complementary
Open in Harmony Studio- −30°#FFD0A2
- Base#FFD700
- +30°#BEEE59
Analogous
Open in Harmony Studio- Base#FFD700
- +120°#91E9FF
- +240°#FFC4F1
Triadic
Open in Harmony Studio- Base#FFD700
- +150°#BADFFF
- +210°#E4CFFF
Split-complementary
Open in Harmony StudioCode
Design tokens
Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.
:root {
--color-gold: #ffd700;
}// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
gold: '#ffd700',
},
},
},
};/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-gold: oklch(0.887 0.182 95.3);
}{
"color": {
"gold": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [1, 0.8431, 0],
"hex": "#ffd700"
},
"$description": "CSS named color gold"
}
}
}import SwiftUI
enum Palette {
static let gold = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.843, blue: 0.000, opacity: 1)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
object Palette {
val Gold = Color(0xFFFFD700)
}Matches
The nearest match in each system
The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.
Tools
Open #FFD700 in the tools
Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.
- Color InspectorEvery format, its names, contrast and color vision in one panel.
- Contrast SystemBlack and white text on this color, with fixes in both directions.
- Harmony StudioPalettes built from this color, walked to a contrast target if you ask.
- Color Space ConverterThe same color in 34 notations, with its gamut headroom.
- Color Name FinderThe nearest of 1,055 color names by ΔE2000.