Palettes / Colors / #FCDB65

#FCDB65 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDB65 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 #FCDB65 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.

#FCDB65 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 #6485FC; it also sits naturally between #FC8F64 and #D1FC64. 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 86% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 60% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDB65

.text { color: #FCDB65; }
.background { background-color: #FCDB65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDB65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 219, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDB65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 219, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDB65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 219, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDB65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDB65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDB65

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6485FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDB65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDB65

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 #FCDB65 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 #FCDB65 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

← #FCDB64  ·  #FCDB66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDB65?

#FCDB65 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 219, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDB65?

#FCDB65 is RGB 252, 219, 101 — HSL 47°, 96%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 60%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDB65?

Its complement is #6485FC; analogous partners are #FC8F64 and #D1FC64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDB65 for text?

Black text on #FCDB65 has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.