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#FCFBC2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFBC2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FCFBC2 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.

#FCFBC2 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 #C0C1FC; it also sits naturally between #FCDDC0 and #DFFCC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCFBC2 · RGB 252, 251, 194

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Color values

HEX#FCFBC2
RGB252, 251, 194
HSL59°, 91%, 87%
HSV59°, 23%, 99%
CMYK0%, 0%, 23%, 1%
XYZ84.38, 93.58, 64.66
Yxy93.58, 0.3478, 0.3857
CIE-Lab97.46, -8.52, 27.52
Hunter Lab96.74, -8.57, 23.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 98% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCFBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCFBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCFBC2

.text { color: #FCFBC2; }
.background { background-color: #FCFBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 251, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 251, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 251, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFBC2

#FAF999#F8F66D#F6F346#F4F11F#E0DC0B#B4B108#8D8B07#666505#3A3A03#131301

Tints of #FCFBC2

#FCFBC5#FCFCC9#FDFCCE#FDFCD3#FDFDD8#FDFDD8#FDFDDD#FEFDE2#FEFDE7#FEFEEC

Tones of #FCFBC2

#F8F7C4#F3F3C8#EFEFCD#EBEAD1#E6E6D5#E2E2DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0C1FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.07:1 Fails
Against black text19.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCFBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFBC2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCFBC2: ·

How #FCFBC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #FCFCD0Deuteranopia · #FCFCD3Tritanopia · #FCDBDD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCFBC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette Fcffc1
#FCFFC1 · #FFE893 · #FBB4A5 · #FB9EC6
Palette Ff76ce
#FF76CE · #FDFFC2 · #94FFD8 · #A3D8FF
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FAFCC2#FFFBC1#FCFFC1#FDFFC2#FDF7C3#FCF9BE#FFF9BF#FAFFC4#FEFFC4#FAFFC5#FEFBC7#FDFDBD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCFBC1  ·  #FCFBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFBC2?

#FCFBC2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 251, 194). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFBC2?

#FCFBC2 is RGB 252, 251, 194 — HSL 59°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 23%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFBC2?

Its complement is #C0C1FC; analogous partners are #FCDDC0 and #DFFCC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFBC2 for text?

Black text on #FCFBC2 has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.