Palettes / Colors / #FCFA78

#FCFA78 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCFA78 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFA78 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #787AFC; it also sits naturally between #FCB878 and #BCFC78. 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 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 52% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFA78

.text { color: #FCFA78; }
.background { background-color: #FCFA78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFA78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 250, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 96%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFA78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 250, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFA78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 250, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFA78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFA78">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFA78

Tints of #FCFA78

Tones of #FCFA78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #787AFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFA78: #000000.

How #FCFA78 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 #FCFA78 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 #FCFA78?

#FCFA78 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 250, 120). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFA78?

#FCFA78 is RGB 252, 250, 120 — HSL 59°, 96%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 52%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFA78?

Its complement is #787AFC; analogous partners are #FCB878 and #BCFC78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFA78 for text?

Black text on #FCFA78 has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.