Palettes / Colors / #FCDA5E

#FCDA5E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDA5E 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 #FCDA5E 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.

#FCDA5E 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 #5F81FC; it also sits naturally between #FC8B5F and #CFFC5F. 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 85% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 63% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDA5E

.text { color: #FCDA5E; }
.background { background-color: #FCDA5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDA5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 218, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDA5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 218, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDA5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 218, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDA5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDA5E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDA5E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F81FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDA5E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDA5E

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 #FCDA5E 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 #FCDA5E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDA5E?

#FCDA5E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 218, 94). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDA5E?

#FCDA5E is RGB 252, 218, 94 — HSL 47°, 96%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 63%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDA5E?

Its complement is #5F81FC; analogous partners are #FC8B5F and #CFFC5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDA5E for text?

Black text on #FCDA5E has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.