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#FBB429 — Vivid Orange

#FBB429 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FBB429 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.

#FBB429 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #286EFB; it also sits naturally between #FB4B28 and #D8FB28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB429 · RGB 251, 180, 41

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Color values

HEX#FBB429
RGB251, 180, 41
HSL40°, 96%, 57%
HSV40°, 84%, 98%
CMYK0%, 28%, 84%, 2%
XYZ56.51, 53.31, 9.41
Yxy53.31, 0.4739, 0.4471
CIE-Lab78.06, 15.00, 73.75
Hunter Lab73.01, 14.49, 41.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 71% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 84% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FBB429 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB429 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB429

.text { color: #FBB429; }
.background { background-color: #FBB429; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB429; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 180, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 96%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB429; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 180, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB429; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 180, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB429">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB429">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB429

#FAAC0F#E69B05#CD8A04#B47904#9B6803#7D5403#644302#4B3202#2D1E01#140D00

Tints of #FBB429

#FBBB3C#FBC250#FCC964#FCD078#FDD78C#FDDC9B#FDE3AF#FEEAC3#FEF1D7#FFF8EB

Tones of #FBB429

#EBAF37#DDAB46#CEA555#BEA064#AF9B74#A19682

Color harmonies

Complementary — #286EFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB429: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB429

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBB429: ·

How #FBB429 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDC4BDeuteranopia · #E0E653Tritanopia · #F7656B

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:

Material Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB429 rather than the exact color:

Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #FFB22C · #854836 · #000000
Palette F3feb8
#F3FEB8 · #FFDE4D · #FFB22C · #FF4C4C
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #DD0303
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #FA4032
Modern Ruby Whisper
#1F0C3A · #FA3745 · #FAB522 · #F77A27
Burning Ruby
#4F7D32 · #FFD16A · #F5B52E · #D9361E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFB22C#FAB12F#FAB522#F5B52E#FFB823#FFB830#FAB532#FEAA2B#FFB433#F9B033#FFB534#FBC02D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB428  ·  #FBB42A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB429?

#FBB429 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 180, 41). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB429?

#FBB429 is RGB 251, 180, 41 — HSL 40°, 96%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 84%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB429?

Its complement is #286EFB; analogous partners are #FB4B28 and #D8FB28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB429 for text?

Black text on #FBB429 has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.