Palettes / Colors / #FCF2DA

#FCF2DA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCF2DA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: papayawhip (#FFEFD5) — not an exact match. CSS papayawhip gives you #FFEFD5, a different color; use #FCF2DA 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.

#FCF2DA 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 #D9E4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCE0D9 and #F5FCD9. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCF2DA

.text { color: #FCF2DA; }
.background { background-color: #FCF2DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF2DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 242, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF2DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 242, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF2DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 242, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF2DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF2DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9E4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF2DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCF2DA

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 #FCF2DA 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 #FCF2DA 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

← #FCF2D9  ·  #FCF2DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF2DA?

#FCF2DA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 242, 218). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF2DA?

#FCF2DA is RGB 252, 242, 218 — HSL 42°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF2DA?

Its complement is #D9E4FC; analogous partners are #FCE0D9 and #F5FCD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF2DA for text?

Black text on #FCF2DA has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.