Chrome Yellow (#FFA700)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.95:1 — vs black: 10.78:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFA700
  • RGB rgb(255, 167, 0)
  • HSL hsl(39, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 35, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9900
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFA700 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Chrome Yellow
#FFA700 Base
#0058FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Chrome Yellow
#FFA700 Base
#FF2700
#D8FF00
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Chrome Yellow
#FFA700 Base
#00FFA7
#A700FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Chrome Yellow
#FFA700 Base
#00D8FF
#2700FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Chrome Yellow
#FFA700 Base
#00FF27
#0058FF
#FF00D8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Chrome Yellow
#FFA700 Base
#664300
#B37500
#D68C00
#FFB529
#FFC14D
#FFDC99
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Chrome Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A1100
— #472F00
— #754D00
— #A36B00
— #D18900
Chrome Yellow #FFA700 Base
— #FFB72E
— #FFC75C
— #FFD78A
— #FFE6B8
— #FFF6E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFA700. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFA700;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFA700;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFA700;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFA700,
        #0058FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFA700,
        #0058FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$chrome-yellow: #FFA700;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chrome-yellow-r: 255;
$chrome-yellow-g: 167;
$chrome-yellow-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $chrome-yellow;
    color: rgba($chrome-yellow-r, $chrome-yellow-g, $chrome-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Chrome Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFA700 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C6C600 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B3B309 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9D9D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BABABA Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Chrome Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chrome Yellow #FFA700 Base
Dark Tangerine #FFA812 ΔE 0.49
Orange #FFA500 ΔE 0.71
Vivid Orange Peel #FFA000 ΔE 2.49
Orange Peel #FF9F00 ΔE 2.84

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.