Palettes / Colors / #FFFDC2

#FFFDC2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFDC2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFDC2 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 #C2C4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFDEC2 and #E2FFC2. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFDC2

.text { color: #FFFDC2; }
.background { background-color: #FFFDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 253, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 253, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 253, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFDC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2C4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFDC2: #000000.

How #FFFDC2 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 #FFFDC2 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

← #FFFDC1  ·  #FFFDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFDC2?

#FFFDC2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 253, 194). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFDC2?

#FFFDC2 is RGB 255, 253, 194 — HSL 58°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFDC2?

Its complement is #C2C4FF; analogous partners are #FFDEC2 and #E2FFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFDC2 for text?

Black text on #FFFDC2 has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.