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#FFBF2D — Vivid Yellow

#FFBF2D 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 #FFBF2D 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.

#FFBF2D 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 #2E6DFF; it also sits naturally between #FF582E and #D5FF2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBF2D · RGB 255, 191, 45

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Color values

HEX#FFBF2D
RGB255, 191, 45
HSL42°, 100%, 59%
HSV42°, 82%, 100%
CMYK0%, 25%, 82%, 0%
XYZ60.34, 58.71, 10.63
Yxy58.71, 0.4653, 0.4527
CIE-Lab81.13, 11.06, 75.37
Hunter Lab76.62, 10.75, 42.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 75% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 82% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFBF2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFBF2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFBF2D

.text { color: #FFBF2D; }
.background { background-color: #FFBF2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBF2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBF2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBF2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBF2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBF2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBF2D

#FFB914#F5AB00#DB9A00#BD8400#A37200#855D00#6B4B00#4D3600#332400#140E00

Tints of #FFBF2D

#FFC642#FFCB52#FFD166#FFD77A#FFDD8F#FFE29E#FFE8B3#FFEEC7#FFF3D6#FFF9EB

Tones of #FFBF2D

#F0BA3D#E1B44C#D2AE5B#C3A869#B5A378#A59C88

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E6DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBF2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBF2D

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 #FFBF2D: ·

How #FFBF2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E350Deuteranopia · #E7EC59Tritanopia · #FC6C72

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFBF2D rather than the exact color:

Palette F5f5dc
#F5F5DC · #FBC02D · #FF8F00 · #C62828
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F
Palette 3db2ff
#3DB2FF · #FFEDDA · #FFB830 · #FF2442
Palette 0c356a
#0C356A · #0174BE · #FFC436 · #FFF0CE
Palette 191d88
#191D88 · #1450A3 · #337CCF · #FFC436
Golden Ruby Tempest
#260C2F · #F86C25 · #76FE41 · #F9C224

Similar colors

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

#FBC02D#FBC42D#FFB830#FFC436#F9C224#FFB823#FFB534#FAB532#FFB433#FFB22C#FCC737#F8CB2E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBF2C  ·  #FFBF2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBF2D?

#FFBF2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 191, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBF2D?

#FFBF2D is RGB 255, 191, 45 — HSL 42°, 100%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 82%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBF2D?

Its complement is #2E6DFF; analogous partners are #FF582E and #D5FF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBF2D for text?

Black text on #FFBF2D has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.