Palettes / Colors / #FBB103
#FBB103 — Vivid Yellow
#FBB103 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #FBB103 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FBB103 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #034EFC; it also sits naturally between #FC3503 and #CAFC03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBB103 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 177, 3 |
| HSL | 42°, 98%, 50% |
| HSV | 42°, 99%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 99%, 2% |
| XYZ | 55.52, 51.96, 7.19 |
| Yxy | 51.96, 0.4842, 0.4531 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.26, 16.00, 79.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.08, 15.44, 42.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 69% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 99% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBB103
.text { color: #FBB103; }
.background { background-color: #FBB103; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB103; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 177, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB103; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 177, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB103; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 177, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBB103">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB103">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #034EFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBB103: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB103
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBB103: ·
How #FBB103 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB103 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBB103?
#FBB103 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 177, 3). Its closest standard named color is Orange.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB103?
#FBB103 is RGB 251, 177, 3 — HSL 42°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 99%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBB103?
Its complement is #034EFC; analogous partners are #FC3503 and #CAFC03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBB103 for text?
Black text on #FBB103 has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.