Palettes / Colors / #FBF012

#FBF012 — Vivid Yellow

#FBF012 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #FBF012 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.

#FBF012 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 #131FFB; it also sits naturally between #FB7C13 and #93FB13. 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 94% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 93% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF012

.text { color: #FBF012; }
.background { background-color: #FBF012; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF012; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 240, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 97%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF012; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 240, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF012; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 240, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF012">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF012">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF012

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #131FFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF012: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF012

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 #FBF012 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 #FBF012 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

← #FBF011  ·  #FBF013 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF012?

#FBF012 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 240, 18). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF012?

#FBF012 is RGB 251, 240, 18 — HSL 57°, 97%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 93%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF012?

Its complement is #131FFB; analogous partners are #FB7C13 and #93FB13. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF012 for text?

Black text on #FBF012 has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.