Palettes / Colors / #FDF291

#FDF291 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDF291 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDF291 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 #919CFD; it also sits naturally between #FDBC91 and #D2FD91. 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 95% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 43% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF291

.text { color: #FDF291; }
.background { background-color: #FDF291; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF291; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 242, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF291; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 242, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF291; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 242, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF291">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF291">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #919CFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF291: #000000.

How #FDF291 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 #FDF291 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 #FDF291?

#FDF291 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 242, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF291?

#FDF291 is RGB 253, 242, 145 — HSL 54°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 43%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF291?

Its complement is #919CFD; analogous partners are #FDBC91 and #D2FD91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF291 for text?

Black text on #FDF291 has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.