Palettes / Colors / #FFB200

#FFB200 — Vivid Yellow

#FFB200 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFB200 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 #004CFF; it also sits naturally between #FF3300 and #CCFF00. 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 100% · Green 70% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB200

.text { color: #FFB200; }
.background { background-color: #FFB200; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB200; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 178, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB200; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 178, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB200; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 178, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB200">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB200">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFB200

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Tones of #FFB200

Color harmonies

Complementary — #004CFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB200: #000000.

How #FFB200 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 #FFB200

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFB200 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

← #FFB1FF  ·  #FFB201 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB200?

#FFB200 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 178, 0). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB200?

#FFB200 is RGB 255, 178, 0 — HSL 42°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB200?

Its complement is #004CFF; analogous partners are #FF3300 and #CCFF00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB200 for text?

Black text on #FFB200 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.