Palettes / Colors / #FFC53D

#FFC53D — Vivid Yellow

#FFC53D is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC53D 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 #3D77FF; it also sits naturally between #FF643D and #D8FF3D. 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 77% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 76% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC53D

.text { color: #FFC53D; }
.background { background-color: #FFC53D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC53D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 197, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC53D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 197, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC53D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 197, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC53D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC53D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC53D

Tints of #FFC53D

Tones of #FFC53D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D77FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC53D: #000000.

How #FFC53D 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 #FFC53D or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFC53C  ·  #FFC53E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC53D?

#FFC53D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 197, 61). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC53D?

#FFC53D is RGB 255, 197, 61 — HSL 42°, 100%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 76%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC53D?

Its complement is #3D77FF; analogous partners are #FF643D and #D8FF3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC53D for text?

Black text on #FFC53D has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.