Palettes / Colors / #FDF4DE

#FDF4DE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDF4DE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDF4DE 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 #DDE6FD; it also sits naturally between #FDE4DD and #F6FDDD. 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 96% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 12% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF4DE

.text { color: #FDF4DE; }
.background { background-color: #FDF4DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF4DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 244, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF4DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 244, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF4DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 244, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF4DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF4DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDF4DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE6FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF4DE: #000000.

How #FDF4DE 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 #FDF4DE 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

← #FDF4DD  ·  #FDF4DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF4DE?

#FDF4DE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 244, 222). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF4DE?

#FDF4DE is RGB 253, 244, 222 — HSL 43°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF4DE?

Its complement is #DDE6FD; analogous partners are #FDE4DD and #F6FDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF4DE for text?

Black text on #FDF4DE has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.