Palettes / Colors / #FCF2D4

#FCF2D4 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCF2D4 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCF2D4 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 #D4DEFC; it also sits naturally between #FCDED4 and #F2FCD4. 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 95% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FCF2D4

.text { color: #FCF2D4; }
.background { background-color: #FCF2D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF2D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 242, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF2D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 242, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF2D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 242, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF2D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF2D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCF2D4

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Tones of #FCF2D4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4DEFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF2D4: #000000.

How #FCF2D4 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 #FCF2D4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCF2D3  ·  #FCF2D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF2D4?

#FCF2D4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 242, 212). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF2D4?

#FCF2D4 is RGB 252, 242, 212 — HSL 45°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 16%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF2D4?

Its complement is #D4DEFC; analogous partners are #FCDED4 and #F2FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF2D4 for text?

Black text on #FCF2D4 has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.