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#FFBD31 Vibrant Honey

#FFBD31 is a light, vivid yellow named Vibrant Honey. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 74.1% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(255, 189, 49)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 100% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 81% yellow and 0% black. #FFBD31 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.58:1.

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Variations of #FFBD31

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFBD31 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFBD31 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBD31 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E7CF38
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7BE0D
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4C01E
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7CF38
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EEC833
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAA3
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB577
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8C5B1

#FFBD31 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#FFBD31 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.58:1 Super#FFBD31 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBD31 in CSS

/* Vibrant Honey */
.color { color: #FFBD31; }
.background { background-color: #FFBD31; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBD31; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 189 49);
color: hsl(41 100% 60%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.161 80.8);

#FFBD31 FAQ

What color is #FFBD31?

#FFBD31 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Vibrant Honey. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBD31?

#FFBD31 is rgb(255, 189, 49) in RGB, hsl(41, 100%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 81%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBD31?

The complementary color of #FFBD31 is #3173FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBD31?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBD31: 12.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBD31 a warm or cool color?

#FFBD31 is a warm color.