Palettes / Colors / #FCDE70
#FCDE70 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FCDE70 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 #FCDE70 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.
#FCDE70 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 #6E8DFC; it also sits naturally between #FC966E and #D4FC6E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCDE70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 222, 112 |
| HSL | 47°, 96%, 71% |
| HSV | 47°, 56%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 56%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.19, 74.11, 25.99 |
| Yxy | 74.11, 0.4087, 0.4378 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.97, -2.68, 56.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.09, -2.63, 39.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 44%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 56% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCDE70
.text { color: #FCDE70; }
.background { background-color: #FCDE70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDE70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDE70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDE70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 112, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCDE70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDE70">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCDE70
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Tones of #FCDE70
Color harmonies
Complementary — #6E8DFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCDE70: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDE70
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCDE70: ·
How #FCDE70 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 #FCDE70
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCDE70 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCDE70?
#FCDE70 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 222, 112). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDE70?
#FCDE70 is RGB 252, 222, 112 — HSL 47°, 96%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 56%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCDE70?
Its complement is #6E8DFC; analogous partners are #FC966E and #D4FC6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCDE70 for text?
Black text on #FCDE70 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.