Palettes / Colors / #FDFDB9

#FDFDB9 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFDB9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FDFDB9 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.

#FDFDB9 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 #BABAFD; it also sits naturally between #FDDBBA and #DBFDBA. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFDB9

.text { color: #FDFDB9; }
.background { background-color: #FDFDB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFDB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFDB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFDB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFDB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFDB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFDB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFDB9

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 #FDFDB9 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 #FDFDB9 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 #FDFDB9?

#FDFDB9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 185). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFDB9?

#FDFDB9 is RGB 253, 253, 185 — HSL 60°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFDB9?

Its complement is #BABAFD; analogous partners are #FDDBBA and #DBFDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFDB9 for text?

Black text on #FDFDB9 has a contrast ratio of 19.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.