Palettes / Colors / #FDFAE7

#FDFAE7 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFAE7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFAE7 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 #E7EAFD; it also sits naturally between #FDEFE7 and #F5FDE7. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FDFAE7

.text { color: #FDFAE7; }
.background { background-color: #FDFAE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFAE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 250, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 85%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFAE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 250, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFAE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 250, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFAE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFAE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFAE7

Tints of #FDFAE7

Tones of #FDFAE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7EAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFAE7: #000000.

How #FDFAE7 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 #FDFAE7 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDFAE6  ·  #FDFAE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFAE7?

#FDFAE7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 250, 231). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFAE7?

#FDFAE7 is RGB 253, 250, 231 — HSL 52°, 85%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 9%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFAE7?

Its complement is #E7EAFD; analogous partners are #FDEFE7 and #F5FDE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFAE7 for text?

Black text on #FDFAE7 has a contrast ratio of 20.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.