Palettes / Colors / #FDFCBA

#FDFCBA — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FDFCBA 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 #BABBFD; it also sits naturally between #FDDABA and #DCFDBA. 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 99% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FDFCBA

.text { color: #FDFCBA; }
.background { background-color: #FDFCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 252, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 252, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 252, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Tones of #FDFCBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABBFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFCBA: #000000.

How #FDFCBA 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 #FDFCBA 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

← #FDFCB9  ·  #FDFCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFCBA?

#FDFCBA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 252, 186). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFCBA?

#FDFCBA is RGB 253, 252, 186 — HSL 59°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFCBA?

Its complement is #BABBFD; analogous partners are #FDDABA and #DCFDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFCBA for text?

Black text on #FDFCBA has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.