Palettes / Colors / #FDF0AA

#FDF0AA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDF0AA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDF0AA 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 #AAB7FD; it also sits naturally between #FDC7AA and #E0FDAA. 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 94% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF0AA

.text { color: #FDF0AA; }
.background { background-color: #FDF0AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF0AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 240, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF0AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 240, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF0AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 240, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF0AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF0AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAB7FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF0AA: #000000.

How #FDF0AA 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 #FDF0AA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF0AA?

#FDF0AA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 240, 170). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF0AA?

#FDF0AA is RGB 253, 240, 170 — HSL 51°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 33%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF0AA?

Its complement is #AAB7FD; analogous partners are #FDC7AA and #E0FDAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF0AA for text?

Black text on #FDF0AA has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.