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#FCDF7D — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCDF7D 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 #FCDF7D 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.

#FCDF7D 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 #7E9BFC; it also sits naturally between #FC9F7E and #DAFC7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDF7D · RGB 252, 223, 125

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Color values

HEX#FCDF7D
RGB252, 223, 125
HSL46°, 95%, 74%
HSV46°, 50%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 50%, 1%
XYZ70.23, 74.95, 30.17
Yxy74.95, 0.4005, 0.4274
CIE-Lab89.37, -2.15, 51.29
Hunter Lab86.57, -2.10, 36.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 50% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDF7D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDF7D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDF7D

.text { color: #FCDF7D; }
.background { background-color: #FCDF7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDF7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 95%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDF7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDF7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDF7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDF7D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDF7D

#FBD55B#FACD38#F9C415#E5B106#C29605#9F7B04#7C6003#5A4502#372A01#140F01

Tints of #FCDF7D

#FCE188#FCE392#FDE7A1#FDEAAA#FDECB4#FDEFBE#FEF1C8#FEF5D7#FEF7E1#FEFAEB

Tones of #FCDF7D

#F2D987#EAD590#E1D099#D8CBA2#CFC6AB#C6C2B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E9BFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #FCDF7D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDF7D

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 #FCDF7D: ·

How #FCDF7D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEF95Deuteranopia · #F1F39ATritanopia · #FBA7AC

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 #FCDF7D rather than the exact color:

Palette 00b8a9
#00B8A9 · #F8F3D4 · #F6416C · #FFDE7D
Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Palette 16325b
#16325B · #227B94 · #78B7D0 · #FFDC7F
Palette 658361
#658361 · #D0DD97 · #F8FAE4 · #F9DE79
Palette 427ab5
#427AB5 · #406AAF · #F7DD7D · #FFE8BE
Palette Ff84ba
#FF84BA · #FFDF82 · #99C2FF · #FFEFE3

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDF7C  ·  #FCDF7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDF7D?

#FCDF7D is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 223, 125). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDF7D?

#FCDF7D is RGB 252, 223, 125 — HSL 46°, 95%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 50%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDF7D?

Its complement is #7E9BFC; analogous partners are #FC9F7E and #DAFC7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDF7D for text?

Black text on #FCDF7D has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.