Palettes / Colors / #FBC228

#FBC228 — Vivid Yellow

#FBC228 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FBC228 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.

#FBC228 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 #2860FB; it also sits naturally between #FB5928 and #C9FB28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 76% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 84% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBC228

.text { color: #FBC228; }
.background { background-color: #FBC228; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC228; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 194, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 96%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC228; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 194, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC228; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 194, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBC228">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC228">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBC228

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2860FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBC228: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC228

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:

How #FBC228 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 #FBC228 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBC228?

#FBC228 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 194, 40). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC228?

#FBC228 is RGB 251, 194, 40 — HSL 44°, 96%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 84%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBC228?

Its complement is #2860FB; analogous partners are #FB5928 and #C9FB28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBC228 for text?

Black text on #FBC228 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.