Palettes / Colors / #FDFCE5

#FDFCE5 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFCE5 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFCE5 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 #E7E8FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF2E7 and #F3FDE7. 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 90%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFCE5

.text { color: #FDFCE5; }
.background { background-color: #FDFCE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFCE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 252, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 86%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFCE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 252, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFCE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 252, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFCE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFCE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7E8FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFCE5: #000000.

How #FDFCE5 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 #FDFCE5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDFCE5 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

← #FDFCE4  ·  #FDFCE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFCE5?

#FDFCE5 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 252, 229). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFCE5?

#FDFCE5 is RGB 253, 252, 229 — HSL 58°, 86%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFCE5?

Its complement is #E7E8FD; analogous partners are #FDF2E7 and #F3FDE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFCE5 for text?

Black text on #FDFCE5 has a contrast ratio of 20.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.