Palettes / Colors / #FDEE63

#FDEE63 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDEE63 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 #FDEE63 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.

#FDEE63 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 #6373FD; it also sits naturally between #FDA163 and #BFFD63. 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 93% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 61% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDEE63

.text { color: #FDEE63; }
.background { background-color: #FDEE63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEE63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 238, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 97%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEE63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 238, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEE63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 238, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDEE63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDEE63">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6373FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDEE63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEE63

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 #FDEE63 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 #FDEE63 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

← #FDEE62  ·  #FDEE64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDEE63?

#FDEE63 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 238, 99). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEE63?

#FDEE63 is RGB 253, 238, 99 — HSL 54°, 97%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 61%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDEE63?

Its complement is #6373FD; analogous partners are #FDA163 and #BFFD63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDEE63 for text?

Black text on #FDEE63 has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.