Palettes / Colors / #FDE987

#FDE987 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDE987 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDE987 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 #869AFD; it also sits naturally between #FDAE86 and #D6FD86. 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 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 47% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDE987

.text { color: #FDE987; }
.background { background-color: #FDE987; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDE987; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 233, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 97%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDE987; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 233, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDE987; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 233, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDE987">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDE987">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #869AFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDE987: #000000.

How #FDE987 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 #FDE987 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

← #FDE986  ·  #FDE988 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDE987?

#FDE987 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 233, 135). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDE987?

#FDE987 is RGB 253, 233, 135 — HSL 50°, 97%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 47%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDE987?

Its complement is #869AFD; analogous partners are #FDAE86 and #D6FD86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDE987 for text?

Black text on #FDE987 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.