Palettes / Colors / #FDCF62
#FDCF62 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FDCF62 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FDCF62 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.
#FDCF62 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 #6391FD; it also sits naturally between #FD8263 and #DEFD63. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDCF62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 207, 98 |
| HSL | 42°, 97%, 69% |
| HSV | 42°, 61%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 61%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.03, 66.39, 20.94 |
| Yxy | 66.39, 0.4268, 0.4358 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.20, 4.39, 59.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.48, 4.28, 38.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 38%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 61% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDCF62
.text { color: #FDCF62; }
.background { background-color: #FDCF62; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCF62; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 207, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 97%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCF62; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 207, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCF62; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 207, 98, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDCF62">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDCF62">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6391FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDCF62: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCF62
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 #FDCF62: ·
How #FDCF62 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 #FDCF62 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 #FDCF62?
#FDCF62 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 207, 98). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCF62?
#FDCF62 is RGB 253, 207, 98 — HSL 42°, 97%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 61%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDCF62?
Its complement is #6391FD; analogous partners are #FD8263 and #DEFD63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDCF62 for text?
Black text on #FDCF62 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.