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#FCBD36 — Vivid Orange

#FCBD36 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FCBD36 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.

#FCBD36 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #3675FC; it also sits naturally between #FC5A36 and #D8FC36. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBD36 · RGB 252, 189, 54

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Color values

HEX#FCBD36
RGB252, 189, 54
HSL41°, 97%, 60%
HSV41°, 79%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 79%, 1%
XYZ59.01, 57.36, 11.45
Yxy57.36, 0.4617, 0.4487
CIE-Lab80.38, 11.11, 71.77
Hunter Lab75.73, 10.76, 41.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 79% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBD36 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBD36 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBD36

.text { color: #FCBD36; }
.background { background-color: #FCBD36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBD36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 189, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 97%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBD36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 189, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBD36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 189, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBD36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBD36">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBD36

#FBB318#F6A904#D89503#BF8303#A16F02#835A02#694902#4B3401#322301#140E00

Tints of #FCBD36

#FCC44A#FCC959#FDCF6D#FDD47C#FDDB90#FEE1A5#FEE6B4#FEEDC8#FEF2D7#FFF8EB

Tones of #FCBD36

#EEB844#DFB353#D1AE61#C4A96E#B6A37C#A79E8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3675FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBD36: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBD36

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCBD36: ·

How #FCBD36 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E057Deuteranopia · #E4E95FTritanopia · #F97076

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCBD36 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0c356a
#0C356A · #0174BE · #FFC436 · #FFF0CE
Palette 191d88
#191D88 · #1450A3 · #337CCF · #FFC436
Palette E73f1e
#E73F1E · #FB6C00 · #F9B637 · #FFDD9C
Burning Canyon
#102935 · #7512FD · #B242FE · #FDBE3E
Palette 3db2ff
#3DB2FF · #FFEDDA · #FFB830 · #FF2442
Palette Ffb534
#FFB534 · #FBF6EE · #C1F2B0 · #65B741

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFC436#F9B637#FDBE3E#FFB830#FFB534#FAB532#FABC3F#FCB53B#FBC02D#FFB433#FCC737#FDBF41

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBD35  ·  #FCBD37 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBD36?

#FCBD36 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 189, 54). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBD36?

#FCBD36 is RGB 252, 189, 54 — HSL 41°, 97%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 79%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBD36?

Its complement is #3675FC; analogous partners are #FC5A36 and #D8FC36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBD36 for text?

Black text on #FCBD36 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.