Palettes / Colors / #FCE99C

#FCE99C — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCE99C is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FCE99C 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.

#FCE99C 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 #9CAFFC; it also sits naturally between #FCB99C and #DFFC9C. 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 91% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 38% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCE99C

.text { color: #FCE99C; }
.background { background-color: #FCE99C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE99C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 233, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 94%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE99C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 233, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE99C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 233, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE99C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE99C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CAFFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCE99C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCE99C

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:

How #FCE99C 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 #FCE99C 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

← #FCE99B  ·  #FCE99D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE99C?

#FCE99C is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 233, 156). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE99C?

#FCE99C is RGB 252, 233, 156 — HSL 48°, 94%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 38%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE99C?

Its complement is #9CAFFC; analogous partners are #FCB99C and #DFFC9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE99C for text?

Black text on #FCE99C has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.