Palettes / Colors / #FDFDF4

#FDFDF4 — Pale Yellow

#FDFDF4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Ivory (#FFFFF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFDF4 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 #F2F2FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF7F2 and #F7FDF2. 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 96%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFDF4

.text { color: #FDFDF4; }
.background { background-color: #FDFDF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFDF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 253, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 69%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFDF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 253, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFDF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 253, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFDF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFDF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F2FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFDF4: #000000.

How #FDFDF4 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 #FDFDF4 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

← #FDFDF3  ·  #FDFDF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFDF4?

#FDFDF4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 253, 244). Its closest standard named color is Ivory.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFDF4?

#FDFDF4 is RGB 253, 253, 244 — HSL 60°, 69%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFDF4?

Its complement is #F2F2FD; analogous partners are #FDF7F2 and #F7FDF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFDF4 for text?

Black text on #FDFDF4 has a contrast ratio of 20.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.