Palettes / Colors / #FDFDD1

#FDFDD1 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFDD1 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFDD1 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 #D3D3FD; it also sits naturally between #FDE8D3 and #E8FDD3. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFDD1

.text { color: #FDFDD1; }
.background { background-color: #FDFDD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFDD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 92%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFDD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFDD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFDD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFDD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFDD1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D3FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFDD1: #000000.

How #FDFDD1 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 #FDFDD1 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

← #FDFDD0  ·  #FDFDD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFDD1?

#FDFDD1 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 209). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFDD1?

#FDFDD1 is RGB 253, 253, 209 — HSL 60°, 92%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFDD1?

Its complement is #D3D3FD; analogous partners are #FDE8D3 and #E8FDD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFDD1 for text?

Black text on #FDFDD1 has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.