Palettes / Colors / #FDFD4E

#FDFD4E — Vivid Yellow

#FDFD4E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFD4E 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 #4E4EFD; it also sits naturally between #FDA64E and #A6FD4E. 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 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFD4E

.text { color: #FDFD4E; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFD4E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E4EFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFD4E: #000000.

How #FDFD4E 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 #FDFD4E 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

← #FDFD4D  ·  #FDFD4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFD4E?

#FDFD4E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 78). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD4E?

#FDFD4E is RGB 253, 253, 78 — HSL 60°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFD4E?

Its complement is #4E4EFD; analogous partners are #FDA64E and #A6FD4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFD4E for text?

Black text on #FDFD4E has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.