Palettes / Colors / #FDCA40

#FDCA40 — Vivid Yellow

#FDCA40 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDCA40 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 #3F72FD; it also sits naturally between #FD6B3F and #D1FD3F. 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 79% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 75% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDCA40

.text { color: #FDCA40; }
.background { background-color: #FDCA40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCA40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 202, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 98%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCA40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 202, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCA40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 202, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDCA40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDCA40">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F72FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDCA40: #000000.

How #FDCA40 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 #FDCA40

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDCA40 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

← #FDCA3F  ·  #FDCA41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDCA40?

#FDCA40 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 202, 64). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCA40?

#FDCA40 is RGB 253, 202, 64 — HSL 44°, 98%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 75%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDCA40?

Its complement is #3F72FD; analogous partners are #FD6B3F and #D1FD3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDCA40 for text?

Black text on #FDCA40 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.