Palettes / Colors / #FCEECD
#FCEECD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCEECD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FCEECD 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.
#FCEECD 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 #CFDCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCD8CF and #F3FCCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCEECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 238, 205 |
| HSL | 42°, 89%, 90% |
| HSV | 42°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 19%, 1% |
| XYZ | 81.74, 86.25, 70.10 |
| Yxy | 86.25, 0.3433, 0.3623 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.42, -0.47, 17.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.87, -0.47, 15.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCEECD
.text { color: #FCEECD; }
.background { background-color: #FCEECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 238, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 89%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 238, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 238, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCEECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCEECD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCEECD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFDCFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCEECD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCEECD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCEECD: ·
How #FCEECD 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 #FCEECD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCEECD?
#FCEECD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 238, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEECD?
#FCEECD is RGB 252, 238, 205 — HSL 42°, 89%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 19%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCEECD?
Its complement is #CFDCFC; analogous partners are #FCD8CF and #F3FCCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCEECD for text?
Black text on #FCEECD has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.