Palettes / Colors / #FDDD4E

#FDDD4E — Vivid Yellow

#FDDD4E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDDD4E 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 #4E6EFD; it also sits naturally between #FD864E and #C6FD4E. 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 87% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDDD4E

.text { color: #FDDD4E; }
.background { background-color: #FDDD4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDD4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 221, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDD4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 221, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDD4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 221, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDDD4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDDD4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDDD4E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E6EFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDDD4E: #000000.

How #FDDD4E 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 #FDDD4E 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

← #FDDD4D  ·  #FDDD4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDD4E?

#FDDD4E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 221, 78). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDD4E?

#FDDD4E is RGB 253, 221, 78 — HSL 49°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDD4E?

Its complement is #4E6EFD; analogous partners are #FD864E and #C6FD4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDDD4E for text?

Black text on #FDDD4E has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.