Palettes / Colors / #FFFFDD
#FFFFDD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFFFDD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FFFFDD 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.
#FFFFDD 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FFFFDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 255, 221 |
| HSL | 60°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 60°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 90.05, 98.00, 82.58 |
| Yxy | 98.00, 0.3327, 0.3621 |
| CIE-Lab | 99.22, -5.56, 16.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 99.00, -5.67, 15.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFFFDD
.text { color: #FFFFDD; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 255, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 255, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 255, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFFFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFFDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FFFFDD
Tints of #FFFFDD
Tones of #FFFFDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBDBFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFFFDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFFDD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFFFDD: ·
How #FFFFDD 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 #FFFFDD
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFFFDD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFFFDD?
#FFFFDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 255, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFFDD?
#FFFFDD is RGB 255, 255, 221 — HSL 60°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFFFDD?
Its complement is #DBDBFF; analogous partners are #FFEDDB and #EDFFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFFFDD for text?
Black text on #FFFFDD has a contrast ratio of 20.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.