Palettes / Colors / #FDE76D

#FDE76D — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDE76D is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDE76D 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 #6D83FD; it also sits naturally between #FDA06D and #CBFD6D. 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 91% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 57% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDE76D

.text { color: #FDE76D; }
.background { background-color: #FDE76D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDE76D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 231, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 97%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDE76D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 231, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDE76D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 231, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDE76D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDE76D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDE76D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D83FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDE76D: #000000.

How #FDE76D 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 #FDE76D 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

← #FDE76C  ·  #FDE76E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDE76D?

#FDE76D is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 231, 109). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDE76D?

#FDE76D is RGB 253, 231, 109 — HSL 51°, 97%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 57%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDE76D?

Its complement is #6D83FD; analogous partners are #FDA06D and #CBFD6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDE76D for text?

Black text on #FDE76D has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.