Palettes / Colors / #FCDD31

#FCDD31 — Vivid Yellow

#FCDD31 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCDD31 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 #314FFC; it also sits naturally between #FC7831 and #B5FC31. 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 87% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 81% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDD31

.text { color: #FCDD31; }
.background { background-color: #FCDD31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDD31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 221, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 97%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDD31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 221, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDD31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 221, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDD31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDD31">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDD31

Tints of #FCDD31

Tones of #FCDD31

Color harmonies

Complementary — #314FFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDD31: #000000.

How #FCDD31 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 #FCDD31 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDD31?

#FCDD31 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 221, 49). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDD31?

#FCDD31 is RGB 252, 221, 49 — HSL 51°, 97%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 81%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDD31?

Its complement is #314FFC; analogous partners are #FC7831 and #B5FC31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDD31 for text?

Black text on #FCDD31 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.