UCLA Gold (#FFB300)

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

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.79:1 — vs black: 11.70:1

Color values

HEX #FFB300
RGB rgb(255, 179, 0)
HSL hsl(42, 100%, 50%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 30, 100, 0 )
Websafe #FFCC00

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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 #FFB300 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

UCLA Gold
#FFB300 Base

#004CFF

Analogous

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

UCLA Gold
#FFB300 Base

#FF3300

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00

Triadic

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

UCLA Gold
#FFB300 Base

#00FFB3

#B300FF

Split-Complementary

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

UCLA Gold
#FFB300 Base

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF

#3300FF

Tetradic (Square)

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

UCLA Gold
#FFB300 Base

#00FF33

#004CFF

#FF00CC

Monochromatic

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

UCLA Gold
#FFB300 Base

#664800

#B37D00

#D69600

#FFBF29

#FFCA4D

#FFE199

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A1200

— #473200

— #755200

— #A37300

— #D19300

UCLA Gold #FFB300 Base

— #FFC12E

— #FFCE5C

— #FFDC8A

— #FFEAB8

— #FFF7E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFB300. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFB300;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFB300;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFB300;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFB300,
        #004CFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFB300,
        #004CFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$ucla-gold: #FFB300;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ucla-gold-r: 255;
$ucla-gold-g: 179;
$ucla-gold-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ucla-gold;
    color: rgba($ucla-gold-r, $ucla-gold-g, $ucla-gold-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How UCLA Gold appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFB300 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #CDCD00 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 #BDBD08 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FFA8A8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C1C1C1 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 UCLA Gold ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

UCLA Gold #FFB300 Base

Selective Yellow #FFBA00 ΔE 2.49

Amber #FFBF00 ΔE 4.25

Chrome Yellow #FFA700 ΔE 4.29

Dark Tangerine #FFA812 ΔE 4.32

How to use this color

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