Palettes / Colors / #FDECAA
#FDECAA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDECAA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FDECAA 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.
#FDECAA is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AABBFD; it also sits naturally between #FDC3AA and #E4FDAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDECAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 236, 170 |
| HSL | 48°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 48°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 33%, 1% |
| XYZ | 77.76, 83.78, 50.10 |
| Yxy | 83.78, 0.3674, 0.3958 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.35, -3.71, 34.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.53, -3.70, 27.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDECAA
.text { color: #FDECAA; }
.background { background-color: #FDECAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDECAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 236, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDECAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 236, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDECAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 236, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDECAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDECAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AABBFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDECAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDECAA
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 #FDECAA: ·
How #FDECAA 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 #FDECAA 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 #FDECAA?
#FDECAA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 236, 170). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDECAA?
#FDECAA is RGB 253, 236, 170 — HSL 48°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 33%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDECAA?
Its complement is #AABBFD; analogous partners are #FDC3AA and #E4FDAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDECAA for text?
Black text on #FDECAA has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.