#FFFF00Yellow is a vivid, fully saturated, mid-toned warm yellow (#FFFF00).
Yellow is a mid-toned, vivid, fully saturated take on yellow. Colors in this range are commonly associated with optimism, caution and visibility, which makes yellow a natural fit for highlights, warning states and youthful, energetic branding.
Yellow is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on yellow hits 19.56:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.07:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of yellow sits at 240° — #0000FF, close to blue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for yellow in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from yellow's position on the color wheel (hue 60°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix yellow toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how yellow performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Yellow | 1.07:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Yellow | 19.56:1 | AAA | AAA |
#FFFF3E#FFFF4C#FF6E79Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword yellow directly.
:root {
--yellow: #FFFF00;
--yellow-rgb: 255, 255, 0;
--yellow-tint: #FFFF73;
--yellow-shade: #8C8C00;
}
.btn-yellow {
background: var(--yellow);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'yellow': {
DEFAULT: '#FFFF00',
light: '#FFFF73',
dark: '#8C8C00',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.