Palettes / Colors / #FFFDAC

#FFFDAC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFDAC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FFFDAC 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.

#FFFDAC 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 #ADAFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFD5AD and #D8FFAD. 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 100% · Green 99% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFDAC

.text { color: #FFFDAC; }
.background { background-color: #FFFDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 253, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 253, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 253, 172, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADAFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFDAC

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 #FFFDAC 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 #FFFDAC 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

← #FFFDAB  ·  #FFFDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFDAC?

#FFFDAC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 253, 172). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFDAC?

#FFFDAC is RGB 255, 253, 172 — HSL 59°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFDAC?

Its complement is #ADAFFF; analogous partners are #FFD5AD and #D8FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFDAC for text?

Black text on #FFFDAC has a contrast ratio of 19.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.