Palettes / Colors / #FCF5BB
#FCF5BB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCF5BB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FCF5BB 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.
#FCF5BB 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 #BAC1FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD5BA and #E2FCBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCF5BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 245, 187 |
| HSL | 54°, 92%, 86% |
| HSV | 54°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 26%, 1% |
| XYZ | 81.77, 89.59, 60.00 |
| Yxy | 89.59, 0.3534, 0.3872 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.83, -6.47, 28.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.65, -6.48, 24.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 96% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCF5BB
.text { color: #FCF5BB; }
.background { background-color: #FCF5BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF5BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 245, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF5BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 245, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF5BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 245, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCF5BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF5BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAC1FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCF5BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCF5BB
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 #FCF5BB: ·
How #FCF5BB 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 #FCF5BB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCF5BB?
#FCF5BB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 245, 187). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF5BB?
#FCF5BB is RGB 252, 245, 187 — HSL 54°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 26%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCF5BB?
Its complement is #BAC1FC; analogous partners are #FCD5BA and #E2FCBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCF5BB for text?
Black text on #FCF5BB has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.