Palettes / Colors / #FFFFD3

#FFFFD3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFFD3 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 #FFFFD3 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.

#FFFFD3 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 #D1D1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE8D1 and #E8FFD1. 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 100% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFD3

.text { color: #FFFFD3; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFFFD3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFFD3

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 #FFFFD3 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 #FFFFD3 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

← #FFFFD2  ·  #FFFFD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFD3?

#FFFFD3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 211). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFD3?

#FFFFD3 is RGB 255, 255, 211 — HSL 60°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFD3?

Its complement is #D1D1FF; analogous partners are #FFE8D1 and #E8FFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFFD3 for text?

Black text on #FFFFD3 has a contrast ratio of 20.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.