Palettes / Colors / #FBD951

#FBD951 — Vivid Yellow

#FBD951 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 #FBD951 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.

#FBD951 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 #5072FB; it also sits naturally between #FB8350 and #C8FB50. 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 85% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 68% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBD951

.text { color: #FBD951; }
.background { background-color: #FBD951; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBD951; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 217, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 96%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBD951; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 217, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBD951; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 217, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBD951">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBD951">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBD951

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5072FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBD951: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBD951

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 #FBD951 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 #FBD951 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 #FBD951?

#FBD951 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 217, 81). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBD951?

#FBD951 is RGB 251, 217, 81 — HSL 48°, 96%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 68%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBD951?

Its complement is #5072FB; analogous partners are #FB8350 and #C8FB50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBD951 for text?

Black text on #FBD951 has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.