Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #FDFD3C

#FDFD3C — Vivid Yellow

#FDFD3C 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 #FDFD3C 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.

#FDFD3C 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 #3A3AFD; it also sits naturally between #FD9C3A and #9CFD3A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDFD3C · RGB 253, 253, 60

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#FDFD3C
RGB253, 253, 60
HSL60°, 98%, 61%
HSV60°, 76%, 99%
CMYK0%, 0%, 76%, 1%
XYZ76.45, 91.46, 17.90
Yxy91.46, 0.4114, 0.4922
CIE-Lab96.60, -20.35, 84.58
Hunter Lab95.63, -19.87, 52.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDFD3C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDFD3C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDFD3C

.text { color: #FDFD3C; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD3C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD3C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 98%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD3C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD3C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD3C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD3C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFD3C

#FDFD1C#FCFC03#DEDE02#C0C002#A7A702#888801#6A6A01#4C4C01#323201#141400

Tints of #FDFD3C

#FDFD4E#FDFD5D#FEFE72#FEFE81#FEFE95#FEFEA4#FEFEB8#FEFEC7#FFFFDC#FFFFEB

Tones of #FDFD3C

#EFEF48#E1E156#D3D364#C5C572#B7B780#A9A98E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3AFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.09:1 Fails
Against black text19.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDFD3C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFD3C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FDFD3C: ·

How #FDFD3C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #FDFD6BDeuteranopia · #FDFD76Tritanopia · #FD9098

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDFD3C rather than the exact color:

Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E
Gentle Whisper
#110A1C · #FEFA38 · #57B8F9 · #FFC350
Dusty Ruby Meadow
#260F29 · #1A93FB · #F7FE3D · #1CD0FD
Frozen Ruby
#2391FF · #FFF83F · #FFCD54 · #F70063
Mellow Ruby Zephyr
#180818 · #2BF7F4 · #FBF23B · #59F826
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FAFD3E#FEFA38#F7FE3D#FFF83F#FBF23B#F2F73C#F0FF42#FFF449#FFFA4D#FEEC41#FEEC37#ECFD33

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDFD3B  ·  #FDFD3D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFD3C?

#FDFD3C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 60). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD3C?

#FDFD3C is RGB 253, 253, 60 — HSL 60°, 98%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 76%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFD3C?

Its complement is #3A3AFD; analogous partners are #FD9C3A and #9CFD3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFD3C for text?

Black text on #FDFD3C has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.