Palettes / Colors / #FDF2AE

#FDF2AE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDF2AE 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 #FDF2AE 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.

#FDF2AE 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 #AFBAFD; it also sits naturally between #FDCCAF and #E1FDAF. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF2AE

.text { color: #FDF2AE; }
.background { background-color: #FDF2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 242, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 242, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 242, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF2AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF2AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDF2AE

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 #FDF2AE 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 #FDF2AE 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

← #FDF2AD  ·  #FDF2AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF2AE?

#FDF2AE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 242, 174). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF2AE?

#FDF2AE is RGB 253, 242, 174 — HSL 52°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 31%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF2AE?

Its complement is #AFBAFD; analogous partners are #FDCCAF and #E1FDAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF2AE for text?

Black text on #FDF2AE has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.