Palettes / Colors / #FFBB0F

#FFBB0F — Vivid Yellow

#FFBB0F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFBB0F 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 #0F53FF; it also sits naturally between #FF430F and #CBFF0F. 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 73% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 94% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBB0F

.text { color: #FFBB0F; }
.background { background-color: #FFBB0F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBB0F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 187, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 100%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBB0F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 187, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBB0F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 187, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBB0F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBB0F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBB0F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F53FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBB0F: #000000.

How #FFBB0F 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 #FFBB0F 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

← #FFBB0E  ·  #FFBB10 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBB0F?

#FFBB0F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 187, 15). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBB0F?

#FFBB0F is RGB 255, 187, 15 — HSL 43°, 100%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 94%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBB0F?

Its complement is #0F53FF; analogous partners are #FF430F and #CBFF0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBB0F for text?

Black text on #FFBB0F has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.