Palettes / Colors / #FFCD4B

#FFCD4B — Vivid Yellow

#FFCD4B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFCD4B 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 #4D7FFF; it also sits naturally between #FF734D and #D8FF4D. 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 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 71% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCD4B

.text { color: #FFCD4B; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD4B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCD4B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 205, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 100%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCD4B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 205, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCD4B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 205, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCD4B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCD4B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFCD4B

Tints of #FFCD4B

Tones of #FFCD4B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D7FFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCD4B: #000000.

How #FFCD4B 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 #FFCD4B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFCD4B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCD4B?

#FFCD4B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 205, 75). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCD4B?

#FFCD4B is RGB 255, 205, 75 — HSL 43°, 100%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 71%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCD4B?

Its complement is #4D7FFF; analogous partners are #FF734D and #D8FF4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCD4B for text?

Black text on #FFCD4B has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.