Palettes / Colors / #FCFDAA
#FCFDAA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFDAA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FCFDAA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FCFDAA is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ACAAFD; it also sits naturally between #FDD5AA and #D2FDAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFDAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 253, 170 |
| HSL | 61°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 61°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 33%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.53, 93.85, 51.80 |
| Yxy | 93.85, 0.3617, 0.4113 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.57, -12.53, 39.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.88, -12.49, 32.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFDAA
.text { color: #FCFDAA; }
.background { background-color: #FCFDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 253, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 253, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 253, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFDAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFDAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACAAFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFDAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFDAA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCFDAA: ·
How #FCFDAA 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 #FCFDAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCFDAA?
#FCFDAA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 253, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFDAA?
#FCFDAA is RGB 252, 253, 170 — HSL 61°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 33%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFDAA?
Its complement is #ACAAFD; analogous partners are #FDD5AA and #D2FDAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFDAA for text?
Black text on #FCFDAA has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.