Palettes / Colors / #FCD760

#FCD760 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCD760 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FCD760 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.

#FCD760 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5F84FC; it also sits naturally between #FC895F and #D2FC5F. 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 99% · Green 84% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 62% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCD760

.text { color: #FCD760; }
.background { background-color: #FCD760; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD760; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 215, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 96%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD760; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 215, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD760; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 215, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD760">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD760">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F84FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD760: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD760

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 #FCD760 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 #FCD760 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

← #FCD75F  ·  #FCD761 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD760?

#FCD760 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 215, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD760?

#FCD760 is RGB 252, 215, 96 — HSL 46°, 96%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 62%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD760?

Its complement is #5F84FC; analogous partners are #FC895F and #D2FC5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD760 for text?

Black text on #FCD760 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.