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#FCDF6A — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDF6A 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 #FCDF6A 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.

#FCDF6A 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 #6986FC; it also sits naturally between #FC9569 and #D0FC69. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDF6A · RGB 252, 223, 106

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Color values

HEX#FCDF6A
RGB252, 223, 106
HSL48°, 96%, 70%
HSV48°, 58%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 58%, 1%
XYZ69.13, 74.51, 24.37
Yxy74.51, 0.4115, 0.4435
CIE-Lab89.16, -3.63, 59.88
Hunter Lab86.32, -3.54, 40.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 58% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDF6A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDF6A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDF6A

.text { color: #FCDF6A; }
.background { background-color: #FCDF6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDF6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 96%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDF6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDF6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDF6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDF6A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDF6A

#FBD746#FBD128#FAC905#DCB104#B99504#967903#786002#554402#372C01#141000

Tints of #FCDF6A

#FCE278#FCE482#FDE791#FDE99B#FDEDAA#FEF0B9#FEF2C3#FEF5D2#FEF7DC#FFFBEB

Tones of #FCDF6A

#F1D874#E7D27E#DDCC88#D2C593#C7BF9E#BDB9A8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6986FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDF6A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDF6A

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCDF6A: ·

How #FCDF6A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EFEF86Deuteranopia · #F1F38DTritanopia · #FB9DA2

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCDF6A rather than the exact color:

Palette Cf455c
#CF455C · #FFDD67 · #FF8A5C · #444444
Palette F5f7f8
#F5F7F8 · #FCDE70 · #E8B86D · #185519
Palette 799eff
#799EFF · #FEFFC4 · #FFDE63 · #FFBC4C
Palette Fff2cc
#FFF2CC · #FFD966 · #F4B183 · #DFA67B
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Wild Monsoon
#A4800E · #F3DF6A · #1345E2 · #B5B7F4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFDD67#FCDE70#FFDE63#FFD966#FDE767#F3DF6A#FFD66B#FFDA62#F3DC66#F9D56E#FFEA6C#F5DD61

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDF69  ·  #FCDF6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDF6A?

#FCDF6A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 223, 106). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDF6A?

#FCDF6A is RGB 252, 223, 106 — HSL 48°, 96%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 58%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDF6A?

Its complement is #6986FC; analogous partners are #FC9569 and #D0FC69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDF6A for text?

Black text on #FCDF6A has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.