Palettes / Colors / #FDF3BF
#FDF3BF — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDF3BF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FDF3BF 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.
#FDF3BF 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 #BFC9FD; it also sits naturally between #FDD3BF and #E8FDBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDF3BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 243, 191 |
| HSL | 50°, 94%, 87% |
| HSV | 50°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 25%, 1% |
| XYZ | 81.96, 88.75, 62.10 |
| Yxy | 88.75, 0.3521, 0.3812 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.47, -4.58, 26.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.20, -4.60, 22.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 95% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDF3BF
.text { color: #FDF3BF; }
.background { background-color: #FDF3BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF3BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 243, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF3BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 243, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF3BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 243, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDF3BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF3BF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFC9FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDF3BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDF3BF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FDF3BF: ·
How #FDF3BF 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 #FDF3BF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDF3BF?
#FDF3BF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 243, 191). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF3BF?
#FDF3BF is RGB 253, 243, 191 — HSL 50°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 25%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDF3BF?
Its complement is #BFC9FD; analogous partners are #FDD3BF and #E8FDBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDF3BF for text?
Black text on #FDF3BF has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.