Palettes / Colors / #FFC83C

#FFC83C — Vivid Yellow

#FFC83C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFC83C 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 #3D74FF; it also sits naturally between #FF673D and #D5FF3D. 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 78% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 76% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC83C

.text { color: #FFC83C; }
.background { background-color: #FFC83C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC83C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 200, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 100%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC83C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 200, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC83C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 200, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC83C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC83C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC83C

Tints of #FFC83C

Tones of #FFC83C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D74FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC83C: #000000.

How #FFC83C 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 #FFC83C 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

← #FFC83B  ·  #FFC83D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC83C?

#FFC83C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 200, 60). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC83C?

#FFC83C is RGB 255, 200, 60 — HSL 43°, 100%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 76%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC83C?

Its complement is #3D74FF; analogous partners are #FF673D and #D5FF3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC83C for text?

Black text on #FFC83C has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.