Palettes / Colors / #FDFFA3

#FDFFA3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFFA3 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFFA3 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 #A5A3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD3A3 and #D0FFA3. 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 100% · Blue 64%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FDFFA3

.text { color: #FDFFA3; }
.background { background-color: #FDFFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 255, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 255, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 255, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFFA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFFA3

Tints of #FDFFA3

Tones of #FDFFA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5A3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFFA3: #000000.

How #FDFFA3 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 #FDFFA3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDFFA2  ·  #FDFFA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFFA3?

#FDFFA3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 255, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFFA3?

#FDFFA3 is RGB 253, 255, 163 — HSL 61°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FDFFA3?

Its complement is #A5A3FF; analogous partners are #FFD3A3 and #D0FFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFFA3 for text?

Black text on #FDFFA3 has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.