Palettes / Colors / #FDF50D

#FDF50D — Vivid Yellow

#FDF50D is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDF50D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0D15FD; it also sits naturally between #FD7D0D and #8DFD0D. 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 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 95% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF50D

.text { color: #FDF50D; }
.background { background-color: #FDF50D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF50D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 245, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF50D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 245, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF50D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 245, 13, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF50D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF50D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDF50D

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Tones of #FDF50D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0D15FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF50D: #000000.

How #FDF50D 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 #FDF50D 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

← #FDF50C  ·  #FDF50E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF50D?

#FDF50D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 245, 13). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF50D?

#FDF50D is RGB 253, 245, 13 — HSL 58°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 95%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF50D?

Its complement is #0D15FD; analogous partners are #FD7D0D and #8DFD0D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF50D for text?

Black text on #FDF50D has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.