Palettes / Colors / #FDFD01
#FDFD01 — Vivid Yellow
#FDFD01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #FDFD01 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.
#FDFD01 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #0101FE; it also sits naturally between #FE8001 and #80FE01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDFD01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 253, 1 |
| HSL | 60°, 99%, 50% |
| HSV | 60°, 100%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 100%, 1% |
| XYZ | 75.64, 91.14, 13.63 |
| Yxy | 91.14, 0.4193, 0.5052 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.47, -21.42, 93.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.46, -20.86, 55.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 0%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDFD01
.text { color: #FDFD01; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 99%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD01">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0101FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDFD01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFD01
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FDFD01: ·
How #FDFD01 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 #FDFD01 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDFD01?
#FDFD01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 1). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD01?
#FDFD01 is RGB 253, 253, 1 — HSL 60°, 99%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 100%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDFD01?
Its complement is #0101FE; analogous partners are #FE8001 and #80FE01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDFD01 for text?
Black text on #FDFD01 has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.