#FFD460 · near Gold

#FFD460 (RGB 255, 212, 96) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Gold and near Sunflower and Banana. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #FFD460 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 89% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 89°.

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HEX#FFD460

RGBrgb(255, 212, 96)

HSLhsl(44, 100%, 69%)

CMYK0, 17, 62, 0

CSS var--gold

Contrast1.42:1 white · 14.84:1 black

Similar named colors

Gold #FFD700Sunflower #FFDA03Banana #FFE135Saffron #F4C430Pineapple #FEEA63

How to use #FFD460

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFD460 (14.84:1); white text does not (1.42:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFD460 with its analogous neighbors #FF8661 and #DAFF61; for contrast use its complement #618BFF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--gold: #FFD460;

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Shades & tints

#332A13#665526#997F3A#CCAA4D#FFD460#FFDD80#FFE5A0#FFEEBF#FFF6DF

Color harmonies for #FFD460

Complementary

#FFD460#618BFF

Analogous

#FFD460#FF8661#DAFF61

Triadic

#FFD460#61FFD5#D561FF

Split complementary

#FFD460#61DAFF#8661FF

Tetradic

#FFD460#61FF86#618BFF#FF61DA