Palettes / Colors / #FDFEB8
#FDFEB8 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDFEB8 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 #FDFEB8 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.
#FDFEB8 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 #BAB9FE; it also sits naturally between #FEDCB9 and #DAFEB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDFEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 254, 184 |
| HSL | 61°, 97%, 86% |
| HSV | 61°, 28%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 28%, 0% |
| XYZ | 84.60, 95.23, 59.27 |
| Yxy | 95.23, 0.3538, 0.3983 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.12, -10.95, 33.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.58, -10.98, 28.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDFEB8
.text { color: #FDFEB8; }
.background { background-color: #FDFEB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFEB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 254, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFEB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 254, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFEB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 254, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDFEB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFEB8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDFEB8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAB9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDFEB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFEB8
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 #FDFEB8: ·
How #FDFEB8 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 #FDFEB8 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 #FDFEB8?
#FDFEB8 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 254, 184). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFEB8?
#FDFEB8 is RGB 253, 254, 184 — HSL 61°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 28%, 0%.
What colors go with #FDFEB8?
Its complement is #BAB9FE; analogous partners are #FEDCB9 and #DAFEB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDFEB8 for text?
Black text on #FDFEB8 has a contrast ratio of 20.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.