Palettes / Colors / #FCDA84

#FCDA84 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDA84 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 #FCDA84 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.

#FCDA84 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 #83A5FC; it also sits naturally between #FC9D83 and #E2FC83. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 48% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDA84

.text { color: #FCDA84; }
.background { background-color: #FCDA84; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDA84; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 218, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 95%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDA84; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 218, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDA84; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 218, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDA84">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDA84">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83A5FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDA84: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDA84

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 #FCDA84 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 #FCDA84 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 #FCDA84?

#FCDA84 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 218, 132). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDA84?

#FCDA84 is RGB 252, 218, 132 — HSL 43°, 95%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 48%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDA84?

Its complement is #83A5FC; analogous partners are #FC9D83 and #E2FC83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDA84 for text?

Black text on #FCDA84 has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.