Palettes / Colors / #FFCB56

#FFCB56 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFCB56 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFCB56 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 #5789FF; it also sits naturally between #FF7857 and #DDFF57. 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 80% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 66% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFCB56

.text { color: #FFCB56; }
.background { background-color: #FFCB56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCB56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 203, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCB56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 203, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCB56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 203, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCB56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCB56">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5789FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCB56: #000000.

How #FFCB56 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 #FFCB56

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFCB55  ·  #FFCB57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCB56?

#FFCB56 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 203, 86). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCB56?

#FFCB56 is RGB 255, 203, 86 — HSL 42°, 100%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 66%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCB56?

Its complement is #5789FF; analogous partners are #FF7857 and #DDFF57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCB56 for text?

Black text on #FFCB56 has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.