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#FCF0CA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCF0CA 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 #FCF0CA 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.

#FCF0CA 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 #CAD6FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD7CA and #EFFCCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCF0CA · RGB 252, 240, 202

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Color values

HEX#FCF0CA
RGB252, 240, 202
HSL46°, 89%, 89%
HSV46°, 20%, 99%
CMYK0%, 5%, 20%, 1%
XYZ81.97, 87.28, 68.40
Yxy87.28, 0.3449, 0.3673
CIE-Lab94.86, -1.91, 19.84
Hunter Lab93.42, -1.92, 17.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 94% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCF0CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCF0CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCF0CA

.text { color: #FCF0CA; }
.background { background-color: #FCF0CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF0CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 240, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF0CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 240, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF0CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 240, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF0CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF0CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCF0CA

#FAE6A3#F7D978#F5CF51#F2C326#E3B10D#B78F0B#917108#654F06#3F3104#130F01

Tints of #FCF0CA

#FCF2CF#FCF2CF#FCF3D4#FDF4D8#FDF6DD#FDF6DD#FDF7E2#FEF8E7#FEF8E7#FEFAEC

Tones of #FCF0CA

#F8EECE#F5EDD1#F1EBD5#EEE9D8#EAE7DC#E7E5DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCF0CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCF0CA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCF0CA: ·

How #FCF0CA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F7F7D3Deuteranopia · #F8F8D5Tritanopia · #FBDADC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCF0CA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff1ca
#FFF1CA · #FFB823 · #708A58 · #2D4F2B
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #FFF1CB · #C2E2FA · #B7A3E3
Palette Ffd95f
#FFD95F · #FFEFC8 · #B8D576 · #D70654
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette Fff2cc
#FFF2CC · #FFD966 · #F4B183 · #DFA67B

Similar colors

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

#FFF1CA#FFF1CB#FFEFC8#FFEECC#FFF2CC#FFF3C8#FAEDCD#F9F3CC#FFF0CE#FDF5CA#FFEDC7#FFF3C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCF0C9  ·  #FCF0CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF0CA?

#FCF0CA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 240, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF0CA?

#FCF0CA is RGB 252, 240, 202 — HSL 46°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF0CA?

Its complement is #CAD6FC; analogous partners are #FCD7CA and #EFFCCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF0CA for text?

Black text on #FCF0CA has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.