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#FED02B — Vivid Yellow

#FED02B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #FED02B 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.

#FED02B 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 #2A58FE; it also sits naturally between #FE662A and #C2FE2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FED02B · RGB 254, 208, 43

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Color values

HEX#FED02B
RGB254, 208, 43
HSL47°, 99%, 58%
HSV47°, 83%, 100%
CMYK0%, 18%, 83%, 0%
XYZ63.86, 66.36, 11.73
Yxy66.36, 0.4499, 0.4675
CIE-Lab85.18, 1.82, 79.29
Hunter Lab81.46, 1.77, 45.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 82% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 83% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FED02B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FED02B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FED02B

.text { color: #FED02B; }
.background { background-color: #FED02B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED02B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 208, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 99%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED02B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 208, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED02B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 208, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED02B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED02B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FED02B

#FECA10#EFBB01#D5A701#B78F01#9D7B01#846701#655001#4C3C00#2E2400#141000

Tints of #FED02B

#FED43E#FED952#FEDC62#FEE176#FEE58A#FFEA9F#FFEEB3#FFF2C2#FFF6D6#FFFBEB

Tones of #FED02B

#EFC739#E0BF48#D1B657#C1AD67#B2A576#A39C85

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A58FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #FED02B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED02B

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 #FED02B: ·

How #FED02B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEA53Deuteranopia · #EDF05DTritanopia · #FC7279

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED02B rather than the exact color:

Palette 347928
#347928 · #C0EBA6 · #FFFBE6 · #FCCD2A
Palette 006e7f
#006E7F · #F8CB2E · #EE5007 · #B22727
Modern Ruby Ember
#190825 · #2E99FA · #FDCB36 · #48FDAF
Palette 114232
#114232 · #87A922 · #FCDC2A · #F7F6BB
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E

Similar colors

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

#FCCD2A#F8CB2E#FDCB36#FCDC2A#FBC42D#FFD51E#FFD41D#FFDC34#FCC737#F9CA1E#FFC81E#FFC436

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED02A  ·  #FED02C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED02B?

#FED02B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 254, 208, 43). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED02B?

#FED02B is RGB 254, 208, 43 — HSL 47°, 99%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 83%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED02B?

Its complement is #2A58FE; analogous partners are #FE662A and #C2FE2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED02B for text?

Black text on #FED02B has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.