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#FCDF7C — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDF7C 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 #FCDF7C 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.

#FCDF7C 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 #7D9BFC; it also sits naturally between #FC9F7D and #DAFC7D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDF7C · RGB 252, 223, 124

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Color values

HEX#FCDF7C
RGB252, 223, 124
HSL46°, 96%, 74%
HSV46°, 51%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 51%, 1%
XYZ70.17, 74.93, 29.83
Yxy74.93, 0.4011, 0.4283
CIE-Lab89.36, -2.23, 51.75
Hunter Lab86.56, -2.19, 36.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 49%

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 #FCDF7C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDF7C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDF7C

.text { color: #FCDF7C; }
.background { background-color: #FCDF7C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDF7C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 96%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDF7C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDF7C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDF7C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDF7C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDF7C

#FCD65A#FBCD37#FAC514#E6B105#C39604#A07B03#7D6003#5A4502#372A01#140F00

Tints of #FCDF7C

#FDE187#FDE491#FDE7A0#FDEAAA#FDECB4#FEEFBE#FEF1C8#FEF5D7#FEF8E1#FFFAEB

Tones of #FCDF7C

#F3DA86#EAD58F#E1D098#D8CBA2#CFC6AB#C6C2B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D9BFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDF7C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDF7C

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 #FCDF7C: ·

How #FCDF7C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEF94Deuteranopia · #F1F39ATritanopia · #FBA7AB

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 #FCDF7C rather than the exact color:

Palette 00b8a9
#00B8A9 · #F8F3D4 · #F6416C · #FFDE7D
Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Palette 658361
#658361 · #D0DD97 · #F8FAE4 · #F9DE79
Palette 16325b
#16325B · #227B94 · #78B7D0 · #FFDC7F
Palette 427ab5
#427AB5 · #406AAF · #F7DD7D · #FFE8BE
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A

Similar colors

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

#FFDE7D#FFE17B#F9DE79#FFDC7F#F7DD7D#FADA7A#FFDF82#FFDA78#FBE580#FFDA77#FFE382#FFDD83

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDF7B  ·  #FCDF7D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDF7C?

#FCDF7C is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 223, 124). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDF7C?

#FCDF7C is RGB 252, 223, 124 — HSL 46°, 96%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 51%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDF7C?

Its complement is #7D9BFC; analogous partners are #FC9F7D and #DAFC7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDF7C for text?

Black text on #FCDF7C has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.