Palettes / Colors / #FBC342

#FBC342 — Vivid Yellow

#FBC342 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FBC342 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.

#FBC342 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 #4179FB; it also sits naturally between #FB6641 and #D6FB41. 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 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 74% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBC342

.text { color: #FBC342; }
.background { background-color: #FBC342; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC342; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 195, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 96%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC342; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 195, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC342; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 195, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBC342">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC342">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4179FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBC342: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC342

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 #FBC342 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 #FBC342 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 #FBC342?

#FBC342 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 195, 66). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC342?

#FBC342 is RGB 251, 195, 66 — HSL 42°, 96%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 74%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBC342?

Its complement is #4179FB; analogous partners are #FB6641 and #D6FB41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBC342 for text?

Black text on #FBC342 has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.