Palettes / Colors / #FFCA38

#FFCA38 — Vivid Yellow

#FFCA38 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FFCA38 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.

#FFCA38 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 #386DFF; it also sits naturally between #FF6738 and #D1FF38. 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 79% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 78% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCA38

.text { color: #FFCA38; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCA38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 202, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCA38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 202, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCA38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 202, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCA38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCA38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #386DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCA38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCA38

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 #FFCA38 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 #FFCA38 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

← #FFCA37  ·  #FFCA39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCA38?

#FFCA38 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 202, 56). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCA38?

#FFCA38 is RGB 255, 202, 56 — HSL 44°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 78%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCA38?

Its complement is #386DFF; analogous partners are #FF6738 and #D1FF38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCA38 for text?

Black text on #FFCA38 has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.