Palettes / Colors / #FCF9EE

#FCF9EE — Pale Yellow

#FCF9EE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCF9EE 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 #EEF1FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF2EE and #F8FCEE. 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 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FCF9EE

.text { color: #FCF9EE; }
.background { background-color: #FCF9EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF9EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 249, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 70%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF9EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 249, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF9EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 249, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF9EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF9EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCF9EE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEF1FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF9EE: #000000.

How #FCF9EE 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 #FCF9EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF9EE?

#FCF9EE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 249, 238). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF9EE?

#FCF9EE is RGB 252, 249, 238 — HSL 47°, 70%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF9EE?

Its complement is #EEF1FC; analogous partners are #FCF2EE and #F8FCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF9EE for text?

Black text on #FCF9EE has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.