Palettes / Colors / #FCFBC5

#FCFBC5 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFBC5 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 #FCFBC5 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.

#FCFBC5 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 #C5C6FC; it also sits naturally between #FCDFC5 and #E1FCC5. 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 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFBC5

.text { color: #FCFBC5; }
.background { background-color: #FCFBC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFBC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 251, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFBC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 251, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFBC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 251, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFBC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFBC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFBC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFBC5

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 #FCFBC5 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 #FCFBC5 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

← #FCFBC4  ·  #FCFBC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFBC5?

#FCFBC5 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 251, 197). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFBC5?

#FCFBC5 is RGB 252, 251, 197 — HSL 59°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 22%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFBC5?

Its complement is #C5C6FC; analogous partners are #FCDFC5 and #E1FCC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFBC5 for text?

Black text on #FCFBC5 has a contrast ratio of 19.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.