Palettes / Colors / #FDFEAB
#FDFEAB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDFEAB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FDFEAB 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.
#FDFEAB 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 #ABA9FE; it also sits naturally between #FED5A9 and #D2FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDFEAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 254, 171 |
| HSL | 61°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 61°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.30, 94.71, 52.42 |
| Yxy | 94.71, 0.3615, 0.4110 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.92, -12.53, 39.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.32, -12.51, 32.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDFEAB
.text { color: #FDFEAB; }
.background { background-color: #FDFEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 254, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 254, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 254, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDFEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFEAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABA9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDFEAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFEAB
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 #FDFEAB: ·
How #FDFEAB 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 #FDFEAB 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 #FDFEAB?
#FDFEAB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 254, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFEAB?
#FDFEAB is RGB 253, 254, 171 — HSL 61°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FDFEAB?
Its complement is #ABA9FE; analogous partners are #FED5A9 and #D2FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDFEAB for text?
Black text on #FDFEAB has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.