Palettes / Colors / #FDFCD9

#FDFCD9 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFCD9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FDFCD9 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.

#FDFCD9 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 #D8D9FD; it also sits naturally between #FDE9D8 and #ECFDD8. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFCD9

.text { color: #FDFCD9; }
.background { background-color: #FDFCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 252, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 252, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 252, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFCD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8D9FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFCD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFCD9

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 #FDFCD9 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 #FDFCD9 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

← #FDFCD8  ·  #FDFCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFCD9?

#FDFCD9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 252, 217). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFCD9?

#FDFCD9 is RGB 253, 252, 217 — HSL 58°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFCD9?

Its complement is #D8D9FD; analogous partners are #FDE9D8 and #ECFDD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFCD9 for text?

Black text on #FDFCD9 has a contrast ratio of 20.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.