Palettes / Colors / #FDFDE7

#FDFDE7 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFDE7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #FDFDE7 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.

#FDFDE7 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 #E7E7FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF2E7 and #F2FDE7. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFDE7

.text { color: #FDFDE7; }
.background { background-color: #FDFDE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFDE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 85%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFDE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFDE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFDE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFDE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7E7FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFDE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFDE7

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 #FDFDE7 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 #FDFDE7 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

← #FDFDE6  ·  #FDFDE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFDE7?

#FDFDE7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 231). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFDE7?

#FDFDE7 is RGB 253, 253, 231 — HSL 60°, 85%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFDE7?

Its complement is #E7E7FD; analogous partners are #FDF2E7 and #F2FDE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFDE7 for text?

Black text on #FDFDE7 has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.