Palettes / Colors / #FDFFCD

#FDFFCD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFFCD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FDFFCD 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 #CECCFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE7CC and #E4FFCC. 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 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFFCD

.text { color: #FDFFCD; }
.background { background-color: #FDFFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 255, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 255, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 255, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECCFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFFCD: #000000.

How #FDFFCD 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 #FDFFCD 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

← #FDFFCC  ·  #FDFFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFFCD?

#FDFFCD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 255, 205). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFFCD?

#FDFFCD is RGB 253, 255, 205 — HSL 62°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FDFFCD?

Its complement is #CECCFF; analogous partners are #FFE7CC and #E4FFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFFCD for text?

Black text on #FDFFCD has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.