Palettes / Colors / #FDFF73

#FDFF73 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FDFF73 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FDFF73 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.

#FDFF73 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7875FF; it also sits naturally between #FFBC75 and #B8FF75. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 45%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFF73

.text { color: #FDFF73; }
.background { background-color: #FDFF73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFF73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 255, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 100%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFF73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 255, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFF73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 255, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFF73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFF73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFF73

Tints of #FDFF73

Tones of #FDFF73

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7875FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFF73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFF73

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 #FDFF73 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 #FDFF73 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

← #FDFF72  ·  #FDFF74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFF73?

#FDFF73 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 255, 115). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFF73?

#FDFF73 is RGB 253, 255, 115 — HSL 61°, 100%, 73% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 55%, 0%.

What colors go with #FDFF73?

Its complement is #7875FF; analogous partners are #FFBC75 and #B8FF75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFF73 for text?

Black text on #FDFF73 has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.