Palettes / Colors / #FDFDCF
#FDFDCF — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDFDCF 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 #FDFDCF 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.
#FDFDCF 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 #CECEFD; it also sits naturally between #FDE6CE and #E6FDCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDFDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 253, 207 |
| HSL | 60°, 92%, 90% |
| HSV | 60°, 18%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 18%, 1% |
| XYZ | 86.90, 95.64, 72.91 |
| Yxy | 95.64, 0.3402, 0.3744 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.29, -7.34, 22.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.79, -7.43, 19.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDFDCF
.text { color: #FDFDCF; }
.background { background-color: #FDFDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDFDCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFDCF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CECEFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDFDCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFDCF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FDFDCF: ·
How #FDFDCF 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 #FDFDCF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDFDCF?
#FDFDCF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 207). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFDCF?
#FDFDCF is RGB 253, 253, 207 — HSL 60°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDFDCF?
Its complement is #CECEFD; analogous partners are #FDE6CE and #E6FDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDFDCF for text?
Black text on #FDFDCF has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.