Palettes / Colors / #FCE445

#FCE445 — Vivid Yellow

#FCE445 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCE445 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 #455EFC; it also sits naturally between #FC8845 and #B9FC45. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 73% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCE445

.text { color: #FCE445; }
.background { background-color: #FCE445; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE445; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 228, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 97%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE445; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 228, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE445; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 228, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE445">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE445">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #455EFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCE445: #000000.

How #FCE445 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 #FCE445 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE445?

#FCE445 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 228, 69). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE445?

#FCE445 is RGB 252, 228, 69 — HSL 52°, 97%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 73%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE445?

Its complement is #455EFC; analogous partners are #FC8845 and #B9FC45. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE445 for text?

Black text on #FCE445 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.