Palettes / Colors / #FFED2B

#FFED2B — Vivid Yellow

#FFED2B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFED2B 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 #293BFF; it also sits naturally between #FF8229 and #A6FF29. 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 93% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 83% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFED2B

.text { color: #FFED2B; }
.background { background-color: #FFED2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFED2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 237, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFED2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 237, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFED2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 237, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFED2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFED2B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFED2B

Tints of #FFED2B

Tones of #FFED2B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #293BFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFED2B: #000000.

How #FFED2B 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 #FFED2B 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 #FFED2B?

#FFED2B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 237, 43). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFED2B?

#FFED2B is RGB 255, 237, 43 — HSL 55°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 83%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFED2B?

Its complement is #293BFF; analogous partners are #FF8229 and #A6FF29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFED2B for text?

Black text on #FFED2B has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.