Palettes / Colors / #FCDE91
#FCDE91 — Light Vivid Yellow
#FCDE91 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 #FCDE91 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.
#FCDE91 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #92B0FC; it also sits naturally between #FCA992 and #E5FC92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCDE91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 222, 145 |
| HSL | 43°, 95%, 78% |
| HSV | 43°, 42%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 42%, 1% |
| XYZ | 71.38, 74.98, 37.50 |
| Yxy | 74.98, 0.3882, 0.4078 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.38, 0.23, 41.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.59, 0.23, 31.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 57%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 42% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCDE91
.text { color: #FCDE91; }
.background { background-color: #FCDE91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDE91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 95%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDE91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDE91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 145, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCDE91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDE91">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCDE91
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #92B0FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCDE91: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDE91
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 #FCDE91: ·
How #FCDE91 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 #FCDE91 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 #FCDE91?
#FCDE91 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 222, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDE91?
#FCDE91 is RGB 252, 222, 145 — HSL 43°, 95%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 42%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCDE91?
Its complement is #92B0FC; analogous partners are #FCA992 and #E5FC92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCDE91 for text?
Black text on #FCDE91 has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.