Palettes / Colors / #FBFB41
#FBFB41 — Vivid Yellow
#FBFB41 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 #FBFB41 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.
#FBFB41 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 #4141FB; it also sits naturally between #FB9E41 and #9EFB41. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFB41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 251, 65 |
| HSL | 60°, 96%, 62% |
| HSV | 60°, 74%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 74%, 2% |
| XYZ | 75.23, 89.89, 18.39 |
| Yxy | 89.89, 0.4100, 0.4898 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.95, -20.02, 82.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.81, -19.51, 51.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 25%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFB41
.text { color: #FBFB41; }
.background { background-color: #FBFB41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFB41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 96%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFB41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFB41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 65, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFB41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFB41">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBFB41
Tints of #FBFB41
Tones of #FBFB41
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4141FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFB41: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFB41
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBFB41: ·
How #FBFB41 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 #FBFB41 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBFB41?
#FBFB41 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 65). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFB41?
#FBFB41 is RGB 251, 251, 65 — HSL 60°, 96%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 74%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBFB41?
Its complement is #4141FB; analogous partners are #FB9E41 and #9EFB41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFB41 for text?
Black text on #FBFB41 has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.