Palettes / Colors / #FFB60F

#FFB60F — Vivid Yellow

#FFB60F 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 #FFB60F 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.

#FFB60F 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 #0F57FF; it also sits naturally between #FF3F0F and #CFFF0F. 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 71% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 94% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB60F

.text { color: #FFB60F; }
.background { background-color: #FFB60F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB60F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 182, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB60F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 182, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB60F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 182, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB60F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB60F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F57FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB60F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFB60F

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 #FFB60F 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 #FFB60F 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

← #FFB60E  ·  #FFB610 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB60F?

#FFB60F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 182, 15). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB60F?

#FFB60F is RGB 255, 182, 15 — HSL 42°, 100%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 94%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB60F?

Its complement is #0F57FF; analogous partners are #FF3F0F and #CFFF0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB60F for text?

Black text on #FFB60F has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.