Palettes / Colors / #FCFDDF

#FCFDDF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFDDF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFDDF 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 #DEDDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDEEDD and #ECFDDD. 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 99% · Green 99% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFDDF

.text { color: #FCFDDF; }
.background { background-color: #FCFDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 253, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 88%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 253, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 253, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCFDDF

Tints of #FCFDDF

Tones of #FCFDDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEDDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFDDF: #000000.

How #FCFDDF 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 #FCFDDF 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 #FCFDDF?

#FCFDDF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 253, 223). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFDDF?

#FCFDDF is RGB 252, 253, 223 — HSL 62°, 88%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFDDF?

Its complement is #DEDDFD; analogous partners are #FDEEDD and #ECFDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFDDF for text?

Black text on #FCFDDF has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.