Palettes / Colors / #FCE697

#FCE697 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCE697 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCE697 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #97ADFC; it also sits naturally between #FCB497 and #DFFC97. 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 90% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 40% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCE697

.text { color: #FCE697; }
.background { background-color: #FCE697; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE697; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 230, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE697; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 230, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE697; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 230, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE697">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE697">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97ADFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCE697: #000000.

How #FCE697 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 #FCE697 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 #FCE697?

#FCE697 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 230, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE697?

#FCE697 is RGB 252, 230, 151 — HSL 47°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 40%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE697?

Its complement is #97ADFC; analogous partners are #FCB497 and #DFFC97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE697 for text?

Black text on #FCE697 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.