Palettes / Colors / #FDF50E

#FDF50E — Vivid Yellow

#FDF50E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #FDF50E 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.

#FDF50E 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 94% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF50E

.text { color: #FDF50E; }
.background { background-color: #FDF50E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF50E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 245, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF50E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 245, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF50E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 245, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF50E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF50E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0D15FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF50E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDF50E

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 #FDF50E 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 #FDF50E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF50E?

#FDF50E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 245, 14). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF50E?

#FDF50E is RGB 253, 245, 14 — HSL 58°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 94%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF50E?

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

Can I use #FDF50E for text?

Black text on #FDF50E has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.