Palettes / Colors / #FCFDED

#FCFDED — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFDED is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Ivory (#FFFFF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFDED 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 #EEEDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDF6ED and #F4FDED. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FCFDED

.text { color: #FCFDED; }
.background { background-color: #FCFDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 253, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 80%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 253, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 253, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCFDED

Tints of #FCFDED

Tones of #FCFDED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFDED: #000000.

How #FCFDED 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 #FCFDED 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

← #FCFDEC  ·  #FCFDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFDED?

#FCFDED is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 253, 237). Its closest standard named color is Ivory.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFDED?

#FCFDED is RGB 252, 253, 237 — HSL 64°, 80%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFDED?

Its complement is #EEEDFD; analogous partners are #FDF6ED and #F4FDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFDED for text?

Black text on #FCFDED has a contrast ratio of 20.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.