Palettes / Colors / #FDF2C9

#FDF2C9 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDF2C9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDF2C9 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 #C9D4FD; it also sits naturally between #FDD8C9 and #EEFDC9. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 21% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF2C9

.text { color: #FDF2C9; }
.background { background-color: #FDF2C9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF2C9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 242, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF2C9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 242, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF2C9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 242, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF2C9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF2C9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9D4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF2C9: #000000.

How #FDF2C9 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 #FDF2C9 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

← #FDF2C8  ·  #FDF2CA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF2C9?

#FDF2C9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 242, 201). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF2C9?

#FDF2C9 is RGB 253, 242, 201 — HSL 47°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 21%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF2C9?

Its complement is #C9D4FD; analogous partners are #FDD8C9 and #EEFDC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF2C9 for text?

Black text on #FDF2C9 has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.