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#FDB034 — Vivid Orange

#FDB034 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 #FDB034 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.

#FDB034 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 #3582FD; it also sits naturally between #FD4C35 and #E6FD35. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDB034 · RGB 253, 176, 52

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Color values

HEX#FDB034
RGB253, 176, 52
HSL37°, 98%, 60%
HSV37°, 79%, 99%
CMYK0%, 30%, 79%, 1%
XYZ56.65, 52.18, 10.33
Yxy52.18, 0.4754, 0.4379
CIE-Lab77.39, 18.25, 69.78
Hunter Lab72.24, 17.71, 39.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 79% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDB034 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDB034 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDB034

.text { color: #FDB034; }
.background { background-color: #FDB034; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDB034; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 176, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 98%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDB034; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 176, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDB034; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 176, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDB034">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDB034">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDB034

#FDA517#F79A02#D98702#C07702#A26402#835101#6A4201#4C2F01#321F01#140D00

Tints of #FDB034

#FDB849#FDBE58#FEC66D#FECC7C#FED490#FEDCA4#FEE1B3#FEE9C7#FFEFD7#FFF7EB

Tones of #FDB034

#EFAD43#E0AA52#D2A660#C4A36E#B6A07C#A79C8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3582FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDB034: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDB034

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 #FDB034: ·

How #FDB034 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDB52Deuteranopia · #E0E659Tritanopia · #F96A6F

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDB034 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394
Palette 80cbc4
#80CBC4 · #B4EBE6 · #FBF8EF · #FFB433
Ruby Summit
#972828 · #E45742 · #EB7F31 · #FCAD38
Palette Ffb534
#FFB534 · #FBF6EE · #C1F2B0 · #65B741
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #DD0303
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #FA4032

Similar colors

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

#F9B033#FFB433#FCAD38#FFB534#FAB12F#FAB532#F9B637#FFA931#FAA931#FBA834#FFB22C#FCB53B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDB033  ·  #FDB035 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDB034?

#FDB034 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 176, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDB034?

#FDB034 is RGB 253, 176, 52 — HSL 37°, 98%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 79%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDB034?

Its complement is #3582FD; analogous partners are #FD4C35 and #E6FD35. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDB034 for text?

Black text on #FDB034 has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.