Palettes / Colors / #FDFBC4

#FDFBC4 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFBC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFBC4 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 #C4C6FD; it also sits naturally between #FDDFC4 and #E2FDC4. 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 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 23% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFBC4

.text { color: #FDFBC4; }
.background { background-color: #FDFBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 251, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 93%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 251, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 251, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFBC4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C6FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFBC4: #000000.

How #FDFBC4 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 #FDFBC4 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

← #FDFBC3  ·  #FDFBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFBC4?

#FDFBC4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 251, 196). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFBC4?

#FDFBC4 is RGB 253, 251, 196 — HSL 58°, 93%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 23%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFBC4?

Its complement is #C4C6FD; analogous partners are #FDDFC4 and #E2FDC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFBC4 for text?

Black text on #FDFBC4 has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.