#FFD100 · Gold

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#FFD100 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Gold and near Gold and Sunflower. In OKLCH it has 87% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 93°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #FFD100 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#FFD100
RGBrgb(255, 209, 0)
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 50%)
CMYK0, 18, 100, 0
CSS var--gold
Contrast1.46:1 white · 14.37:1 black

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How to use #FFD100

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFD100 (14.37:1); white text does not (1.46:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFD100 with its analogous neighbors #FF5100 and #AEFF00; for contrast use its complement #002FFF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--gold: #FFD100;

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