Palettes / Colors / #FBB615
#FBB615 — Vivid Yellow
#FBB615 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 #FBB615 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.
#FBB615 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 #1359FB; it also sits naturally between #FB4113 and #CDFB13. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBB615 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 182, 21 |
| HSL | 42°, 97%, 53% |
| HSV | 42°, 92%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 92%, 2% |
| XYZ | 56.65, 54.02, 8.15 |
| Yxy | 54.02, 0.4768, 0.4546 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.47, 13.56, 78.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.50, 13.08, 42.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 71% · Blue 8%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 92% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBB615
.text { color: #FBB615; }
.background { background-color: #FBB615; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB615; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 182, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 97%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB615; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 182, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB615; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 182, 21, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBB615">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB615">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1359FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBB615: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB615
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 #FBB615: ·
How #FBB615 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 #FBB615 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 #FBB615?
#FBB615 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 182, 21). Its closest standard named color is Orange.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB615?
#FBB615 is RGB 251, 182, 21 — HSL 42°, 97%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 92%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBB615?
Its complement is #1359FB; analogous partners are #FB4113 and #CDFB13. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBB615 for text?
Black text on #FBB615 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.