Palettes / Colors / #FDD67A

#FDD67A — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDD67A is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FDD67A 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.

#FDD67A 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 #7CA3FD; it also sits naturally between #FD967C and #E3FD7C. 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 84% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 52% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDD67A

.text { color: #FDD67A; }
.background { background-color: #FDD67A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDD67A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 214, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 97%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDD67A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 214, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDD67A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 214, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDD67A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDD67A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CA3FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDD67A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDD67A

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:

How #FDD67A 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 #FDD67A 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

← #FDD679  ·  #FDD67B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDD67A?

#FDD67A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 214, 122). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDD67A?

#FDD67A is RGB 253, 214, 122 — HSL 42°, 97%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 52%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDD67A?

Its complement is #7CA3FD; analogous partners are #FD967C and #E3FD7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDD67A for text?

Black text on #FDD67A has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.