Palettes / Colors / #FCED67

#FCED67 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCED67 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 #FCED67 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.

#FCED67 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 #6978FC; it also sits naturally between #FCA469 and #C1FC69. 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 93% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 59% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCED67

.text { color: #FCED67; }
.background { background-color: #FCED67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCED67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 237, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 96%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCED67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 237, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCED67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 237, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCED67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCED67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6978FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCED67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCED67

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 #FCED67 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 #FCED67 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

← #FCED66  ·  #FCED68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCED67?

#FCED67 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 237, 103). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCED67?

#FCED67 is RGB 252, 237, 103 — HSL 54°, 96%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 59%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCED67?

Its complement is #6978FC; analogous partners are #FCA469 and #C1FC69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCED67 for text?

Black text on #FCED67 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.