Palettes / Colors / #FDFFAE

#FDFFAE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFFAE 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 #FDFFAE 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.

#FDFFAE 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 #AFADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFD8AD and #D5FFAD. 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 68%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFFAE

.text { color: #FDFFAE; }
.background { background-color: #FDFFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 255, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 255, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 255, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFFAE

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 #FDFFAE 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 #FDFFAE 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

← #FDFFAD  ·  #FDFFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFFAE?

#FDFFAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 255, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFFAE?

#FDFFAE is RGB 253, 255, 174 — HSL 61°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FDFFAE?

Its complement is #AFADFF; analogous partners are #FFD8AD and #D5FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFFAE for text?

Black text on #FDFFAE has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.