Gold

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 14.97:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FFD700sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(255, 215, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindyellow-400nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.40:1

Black textAAA14.97:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#524617

#A58B19

#FFD700

#FFE272

#FFEEB7

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FF5700

#FFD700

#A7FF00

Triadic

#FFD700

#00FFD7

#D700FF

Complement

#FFD700

#0028FF

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-gold: #FFD700;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-gold);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue91°

Lightness87 L*

Chroma87.2

Luminance0.699