Palettes / Colors / #FDFD8B

#FDFD8B — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDFD8B is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFD8B 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 #8B8BFD; it also sits naturally between #FDC48B and #C4FD8B. 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 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFD8B

.text { color: #FDFD8B; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 97%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD8B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFD8B

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B8BFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFD8B: #000000.

How #FDFD8B 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 #FDFD8B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFD8B?

#FDFD8B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 139). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD8B?

#FDFD8B is RGB 253, 253, 139 — HSL 60°, 97%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 45%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFD8B?

Its complement is #8B8BFD; analogous partners are #FDC48B and #C4FD8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFD8B for text?

Black text on #FDFD8B has a contrast ratio of 19.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.