Palettes / Colors / #FBDA05

#FBDA05 — Vivid Yellow

#FBDA05 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 #FBDA05 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.

#FBDA05 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 #0425FB; it also sits naturally between #FB5F04 and #A0FB04. 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 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 98% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBDA05

.text { color: #FBDA05; }
.background { background-color: #FBDA05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBDA05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 218, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 97%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBDA05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 218, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBDA05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 218, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBDA05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBDA05">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBDA05

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Tones of #FBDA05

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0425FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBDA05: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBDA05

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 #FBDA05 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 #FBDA05 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

← #FBDA04  ·  #FBDA06 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBDA05?

#FBDA05 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 218, 5). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBDA05?

#FBDA05 is RGB 251, 218, 5 — HSL 52°, 97%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 98%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBDA05?

Its complement is #0425FB; analogous partners are #FB5F04 and #A0FB04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBDA05 for text?

Black text on #FBDA05 has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.