Palettes / Colors / #FFBD28

#FFBD28 — Vivid Yellow

#FFBD28 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FFBD28 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.

#FFBD28 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 #2969FF; it also sits naturally between #FF5429 and #D4FF29. 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 74% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 84% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBD28

.text { color: #FFBD28; }
.background { background-color: #FFBD28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBD28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 189, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBD28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 189, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBD28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 189, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBD28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBD28">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBD28

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Tones of #FFBD28

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2969FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBD28: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBD28

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 #FFBD28 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 #FFBD28 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

← #FFBD27  ·  #FFBD29 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBD28?

#FFBD28 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 189, 40). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBD28?

#FFBD28 is RGB 255, 189, 40 — HSL 42°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 84%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBD28?

Its complement is #2969FF; analogous partners are #FF5429 and #D4FF29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBD28 for text?

Black text on #FFBD28 has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.