Palettes / Colors / #FCBC27
#FCBC27 — Vivid Yellow
#FCBC27 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FCBC27 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.
#FCBC27 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 #2767FC; it also sits naturally between #FC5227 and #D1FC27. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBC27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 188, 39 |
| HSL | 42°, 97%, 57% |
| HSV | 42°, 85%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 85%, 1% |
| XYZ | 58.49, 56.81, 9.80 |
| Yxy | 56.81, 0.4676, 0.4541 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.07, 11.20, 76.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.37, 10.83, 42.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 15%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 85% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBC27
.text { color: #FCBC27; }
.background { background-color: #FCBC27; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBC27; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 188, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 97%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBC27; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 188, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBC27; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 188, 39, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBC27">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBC27">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCBC27
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2767FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBC27: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBC27
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 #FCBC27: ·
How #FCBC27 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 #FCBC27 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 #FCBC27?
#FCBC27 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 188, 39). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBC27?
#FCBC27 is RGB 252, 188, 39 — HSL 42°, 97%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 85%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBC27?
Its complement is #2767FC; analogous partners are #FC5227 and #D1FC27. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBC27 for text?
Black text on #FCBC27 has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.