Palettes / Colors / #FCD421
#FCD421 — Vivid Yellow
#FCD421 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #FCD421 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.
#FCD421 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 #224AFC; it also sits naturally between #FC6722 and #B7FC22. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCD421 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 212, 33 |
| HSL | 49°, 97%, 56% |
| HSV | 49°, 87%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 87%, 1% |
| XYZ | 63.96, 67.89, 11.17 |
| Yxy | 67.89, 0.4472, 0.4747 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.95, -1.29, 82.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.40, -1.25, 46.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 83% · Blue 13%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 87% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCD421
.text { color: #FCD421; }
.background { background-color: #FCD421; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD421; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 212, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 97%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD421; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 212, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD421; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 212, 33, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCD421">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD421">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #224AFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCD421: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD421
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 #FCD421: ·
How #FCD421 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 #FCD421 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 #FCD421?
#FCD421 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 212, 33). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD421?
#FCD421 is RGB 252, 212, 33 — HSL 49°, 97%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 87%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCD421?
Its complement is #224AFC; analogous partners are #FC6722 and #B7FC22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCD421 for text?
Black text on #FCD421 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.