Palettes / Colors / #FCF4E1

#FCF4E1 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCF4E1 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #FCF4E1 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.

#FCF4E1 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 #E3EBFC; it also sits naturally between #FCE8E3 and #F7FCE3. 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 96% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 11% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCF4E1

.text { color: #FCF4E1; }
.background { background-color: #FCF4E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF4E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 244, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 82%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF4E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 244, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF4E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 244, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF4E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF4E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EBFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF4E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCF4E1

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 #FCF4E1 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 #FCF4E1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF4E1?

#FCF4E1 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 244, 225). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF4E1?

#FCF4E1 is RGB 252, 244, 225 — HSL 42°, 82%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 11%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF4E1?

Its complement is #E3EBFC; analogous partners are #FCE8E3 and #F7FCE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF4E1 for text?

Black text on #FCF4E1 has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.