Palettes / Colors / #FFFFDB

#FFFFDB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFFDB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFFDB 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 #DBDBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFEDDB and #EDFFDB. 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 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFFDB

.text { color: #FFFFDB; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFFFDB

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Tones of #FFFFDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFFDB: #000000.

How #FFFFDB 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 #FFFFDB 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

← #FFFFDA  ·  #FFFFDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFFDB?

#FFFFDB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 219). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFDB?

#FFFFDB is RGB 255, 255, 219 — HSL 60°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFFDB?

Its complement is #DBDBFF; analogous partners are #FFEDDB and #EDFFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFFDB for text?

Black text on #FFFFDB has a contrast ratio of 20.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.