Palettes / Colors / #FDC800

#FDC800 — Vivid Yellow

#FDC800 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDC800 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 #0037FF; it also sits naturally between #FF4800 and #B7FF00. 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 78% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 100% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDC800

.text { color: #FDC800; }
.background { background-color: #FDC800; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDC800; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 200, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDC800; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 200, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDC800; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 200, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDC800">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDC800">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDC800

Tints of #FDC800

Tones of #FDC800

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0037FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDC800: #000000.

How #FDC800 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 #FDC800 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

← #FDC7FF  ·  #FDC801 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDC800?

#FDC800 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 200, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDC800?

#FDC800 is RGB 253, 200, 0 — HSL 47°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 100%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDC800?

Its complement is #0037FF; analogous partners are #FF4800 and #B7FF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDC800 for text?

Black text on #FDC800 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.