Palettes / Colors / #FDFFDD
#FDFFDD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDFFDD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FDFFDD 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.
#FDFFDD 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 #DEDBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF0DB and #EBFFDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDFFDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 255, 221 |
| HSL | 64°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 64°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 89.32, 97.62, 82.54 |
| Yxy | 97.62, 0.3314, 0.3623 |
| CIE-Lab | 99.07, -6.26, 16.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.80, -6.37, 14.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDFFDD
.text { color: #FDFFDD; }
.background { background-color: #FDFFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 255, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 255, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 255, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDFFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFFDD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEDBFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDFFDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFFDD
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 #FDFFDD: ·
How #FDFFDD 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 #FDFFDD 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 #FDFFDD?
#FDFFDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 255, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFFDD?
#FDFFDD is RGB 253, 255, 221 — HSL 64°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FDFFDD?
Its complement is #DEDBFF; analogous partners are #FFF0DB and #EBFFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDFFDD for text?
Black text on #FDFFDD has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.