Palettes / Colors / #FDB308

#FDB308 — Vivid Yellow

#FDB308 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #FDB308 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.

#FDB308 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 #0851FD; it also sits naturally between #FD3908 and #CCFD08. 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 70% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 97% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDB308

.text { color: #FDB308; }
.background { background-color: #FDB308; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDB308; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 179, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 98%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDB308; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 179, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDB308; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 179, 8, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDB308">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDB308">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0851FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDB308: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDB308

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 #FDB308 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 #FDB308 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

← #FDB307  ·  #FDB309 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDB308?

#FDB308 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 179, 8). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDB308?

#FDB308 is RGB 253, 179, 8 — HSL 42°, 98%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 97%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDB308?

Its complement is #0851FD; analogous partners are #FD3908 and #CCFD08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDB308 for text?

Black text on #FDB308 has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.