Palettes / Colors / #FDFD29
#FDFD29 — Vivid Yellow
#FDFD29 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 #FDFD29 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.
#FDFD29 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 #2B2BFD; it also sits naturally between #FD942B and #94FD2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDFD29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 253, 41 |
| HSL | 60°, 98%, 58% |
| HSV | 60°, 84%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 84%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.03, 91.29, 15.71 |
| Yxy | 91.29, 0.4154, 0.4988 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.53, -20.90, 89.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.55, -20.38, 53.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 16%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 84% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDFD29
.text { color: #FDFD29; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD29; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD29; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 98%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD29; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD29; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 41, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD29">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD29">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2B2BFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDFD29: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFD29
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 #FDFD29: ·
How #FDFD29 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 #FDFD29 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 #FDFD29?
#FDFD29 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 41). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD29?
#FDFD29 is RGB 253, 253, 41 — HSL 60°, 98%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 84%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDFD29?
Its complement is #2B2BFD; analogous partners are #FD942B and #94FD2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDFD29 for text?
Black text on #FDFD29 has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.