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#FCDF7B — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDF7B 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 #FCDF7B 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.

#FCDF7B 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 #7D99FC; it also sits naturally between #FCA17D and #D8FC7D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDF7B · RGB 252, 223, 123

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Color values

HEX#FCDF7B
RGB252, 223, 123
HSL47°, 96%, 74%
HSV47°, 51%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 51%, 1%
XYZ70.11, 74.90, 29.50
Yxy74.90, 0.4017, 0.4292
CIE-Lab89.35, -2.32, 52.22
Hunter Lab86.55, -2.27, 37.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 51% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDF7B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDF7B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDF7B

.text { color: #FCDF7B; }
.background { background-color: #FCDF7B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDF7B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDF7B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDF7B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDF7B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDF7B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDF7B

#FCD95A#FBD037#FAC814#E6B505#C39A04#A07E03#7D6203#5A4702#372B01#141000

Tints of #FCDF7B

#FDE387#FDE591#FDE9A0#FDEBAA#FDEEB4#FEF0BE#FEF2C8#FEF6D7#FEF8E1#FFFAEB

Tones of #FCDF7B

#F3DC86#EAD78F#E1D198#D8CCA2#CFC7AB#C6C2B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D99FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDF7B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDF7B

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 #FCDF7B: ·

How #FCDF7B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEF93Deuteranopia · #F1F399Tritanopia · #FBA6AB

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCDF7B rather than the exact color:

Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Palette 00b8a9
#00B8A9 · #F8F3D4 · #F6416C · #FFDE7D
Palette 658361
#658361 · #D0DD97 · #F8FAE4 · #F9DE79
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette Fce7c8
#FCE7C8 · #B1C29E · #FADA7A · #F0A04B
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A

Similar colors

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

#FFE17B#FFDE7D#F9DE79#FADA7A#F7DD7D#FFDC7F#FFDA78#FFDA77#FFDF82#FFDA76#FBE580#FFE382

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDF7A  ·  #FCDF7C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDF7B?

#FCDF7B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 223, 123). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDF7B?

#FCDF7B is RGB 252, 223, 123 — HSL 47°, 96%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 51%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDF7B?

Its complement is #7D99FC; analogous partners are #FCA17D and #D8FC7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDF7B for text?

Black text on #FCDF7B has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.