Palettes / Colors / #FFEB3B

#FFEB3B — Vivid Yellow

#FFEB3B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEB3B 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 #3D51FF; it also sits naturally between #FF8B3D and #B1FF3D. 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 92% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 77% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEB3B

.text { color: #FFEB3B; }
.background { background-color: #FFEB3B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEB3B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 100%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEB3B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEB3B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEB3B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEB3B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEB3B

Tints of #FFEB3B

Tones of #FFEB3B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D51FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEB3B: #000000.

How #FFEB3B 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 #FFEB3B 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

← #FFEB3A  ·  #FFEB3C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEB3B?

#FFEB3B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 59). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEB3B?

#FFEB3B is RGB 255, 235, 59 — HSL 54°, 100%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 77%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEB3B?

Its complement is #3D51FF; analogous partners are #FF8B3D and #B1FF3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEB3B for text?

Black text on #FFEB3B has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.