Palettes / Colors / #FBD218

#FBD218 — Vivid Yellow

#FBD218 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBD218 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 #1842FB; it also sits naturally between #FB6018 and #B3FB18. 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 82% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 90% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBD218

.text { color: #FBD218; }
.background { background-color: #FBD218; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBD218; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 210, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 97%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBD218; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 210, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBD218; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 210, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBD218">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBD218">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1842FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBD218: #000000.

How #FBD218 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 #FBD218 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

← #FBD217  ·  #FBD219 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBD218?

#FBD218 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 210, 24). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBD218?

#FBD218 is RGB 251, 210, 24 — HSL 49°, 97%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 90%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBD218?

Its complement is #1842FB; analogous partners are #FB6018 and #B3FB18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBD218 for text?

Black text on #FBD218 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.