Palettes / Colors / #FDFD76

#FDFD76 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDFD76 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FDFD76 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.

#FDFD76 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 #7777FD; it also sits naturally between #FDBA77 and #BAFD77. 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 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFD76

.text { color: #FDFD76; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 97%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD76">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7777FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFD76: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFD76

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:

How #FDFD76 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 #FDFD76 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

← #FDFD75  ·  #FDFD77 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFD76?

#FDFD76 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 118). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD76?

#FDFD76 is RGB 253, 253, 118 — HSL 60°, 97%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 53%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFD76?

Its complement is #7777FD; analogous partners are #FDBA77 and #BAFD77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFD76 for text?

Black text on #FDFD76 has a contrast ratio of 19.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.