Palettes / Colors / #FBCE2D

#FBCE2D — Vivid Yellow

#FBCE2D is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #FBCE2D 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.

#FBCE2D 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 #2D5AFB; it also sits naturally between #FB672D and #C0FB2D. 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 81% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBCE2D

.text { color: #FBCE2D; }
.background { background-color: #FBCE2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCE2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 206, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCE2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 206, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCE2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 206, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCE2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCE2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCE2D

Tints of #FBCE2D

Tones of #FBCE2D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D5AFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBCE2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCE2D

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 #FBCE2D 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 #FBCE2D 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

← #FBCE2C  ·  #FBCE2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCE2D?

#FBCE2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 206, 45). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCE2D?

#FBCE2D is RGB 251, 206, 45 — HSL 47°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCE2D?

Its complement is #2D5AFB; analogous partners are #FB672D and #C0FB2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCE2D for text?

Black text on #FBCE2D has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.