Palettes / Colors / #FFFDCD

#FFFDCD — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FFFDCD 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.

#FFFDCD 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 #CCCEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE4CC and #E7FFCC. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFDCD

.text { color: #FFFDCD; }
.background { background-color: #FFFDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 253, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 253, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 253, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFDCD

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 #FFFDCD 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 #FFFDCD 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

← #FFFDCC  ·  #FFFDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFDCD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFDCD?

#FFFDCD is RGB 255, 253, 205 — HSL 58°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFDCD?

Its complement is #CCCEFF; analogous partners are #FFE4CC and #E7FFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFDCD for text?

Black text on #FFFDCD has a contrast ratio of 20.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.