Palettes / Colors / #FDFD91

#FDFD91 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDFD91 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 #FDFD91 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.

#FDFD91 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9191FD; it also sits naturally between #FDC791 and #C7FD91. 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 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFD91

.text { color: #FDFD91; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFD91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFD91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFD91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFD91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFD91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9191FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFD91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFD91

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 #FDFD91 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 #FDFD91 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 #FDFD91?

#FDFD91 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFD91?

#FDFD91 is RGB 253, 253, 145 — HSL 60°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 43%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFD91?

Its complement is #9191FD; analogous partners are #FDC791 and #C7FD91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFD91 for text?

Black text on #FDFD91 has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.