Palettes / Colors / #FBCF09

#FBCF09 — Vivid Yellow

#FBCF09 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBCF09 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 #0935FB; it also sits naturally between #FB5609 and #AEFB09. 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 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 96% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBCF09

.text { color: #FBCF09; }
.background { background-color: #FBCF09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCF09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 207, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 97%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCF09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 207, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCF09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 207, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCF09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCF09">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCF09

Tints of #FBCF09

Tones of #FBCF09

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0935FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBCF09: #000000.

How #FBCF09 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 #FBCF09 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

← #FBCF08  ·  #FBCF0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCF09?

#FBCF09 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 207, 9). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCF09?

#FBCF09 is RGB 251, 207, 9 — HSL 49°, 97%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 96%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCF09?

Its complement is #0935FB; analogous partners are #FB5609 and #AEFB09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCF09 for text?

Black text on #FBCF09 has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.