Palettes / Colors / #FCBF32

#FCBF32 — Vivid Yellow

#FCBF32 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 #FCBF32 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.

#FCBF32 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 #316EFC; it also sits naturally between #FC5A31 and #D3FC31. 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 99% · Green 75% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 80% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCBF32

.text { color: #FCBF32; }
.background { background-color: #FCBF32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBF32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 97%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBF32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBF32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBF32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBF32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBF32

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Tones of #FCBF32

Color harmonies

Complementary — #316EFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCBF32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBF32

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 #FCBF32 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 #FCBF32 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

← #FCBF31  ·  #FCBF33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBF32?

#FCBF32 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 191, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBF32?

#FCBF32 is RGB 252, 191, 50 — HSL 42°, 97%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 80%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBF32?

Its complement is #316EFC; analogous partners are #FC5A31 and #D3FC31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBF32 for text?

Black text on #FCBF32 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.