Palettes / Colors / #FDF9EC

#FDF9EC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDF9EC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDF9EC 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 #EDF0FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF1ED and #F9FDED. 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 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDF9EC

.text { color: #FDF9EC; }
.background { background-color: #FDF9EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDF9EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 249, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDF9EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 249, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDF9EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 249, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDF9EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDF9EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDF0FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDF9EC: #000000.

How #FDF9EC 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 #FDF9EC 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

← #FDF9EB  ·  #FDF9ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDF9EC?

#FDF9EC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 249, 236). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDF9EC?

#FDF9EC is RGB 253, 249, 236 — HSL 46°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDF9EC?

Its complement is #EDF0FD; analogous partners are #FDF1ED and #F9FDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDF9EC for text?

Black text on #FDF9EC has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.