Close to Light Yellow
#FDFFE5
#FDFFE5 is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Light Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 100% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FDFFE5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.02:1 FailBlack text on this color
20.61:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.02:1 FailThis color as text on black
20.61:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDFFE5 as they’d see it.
#FDFFE5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FDFFE5
What color is #FDFFE5?
#FDFFE5 is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Light Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 100% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDFFE5 in RGB?
#FDFFE5 is rgb(253, 255, 229): 253 red, 255 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDFFE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 10, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDFFE5?
PANTONE 475 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDFFE5?
Its complement #FDFDFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.