Palettes / Colors / #FCFBCF
#FCFBCF — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFBCF 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 #FCFBCF 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.
#FCFBCF 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 #CFD0FC; it also sits naturally between #FCE5CF and #E6FCCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFBCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 251, 207 |
| HSL | 59°, 88%, 90% |
| HSV | 59°, 18%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 18%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.90, 94.19, 72.69 |
| Yxy | 94.19, 0.3398, 0.3726 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.71, -6.71, 21.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.05, -6.77, 18.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 98% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFBCF
.text { color: #FCFBCF; }
.background { background-color: #FCFBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 251, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 251, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 251, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFBCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFBCF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCFBCF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFD0FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFBCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFBCF
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 #FCFBCF: ·
How #FCFBCF 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 #FCFBCF 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 #FCFBCF?
#FCFBCF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 251, 207). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFBCF?
#FCFBCF is RGB 252, 251, 207 — HSL 59°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFBCF?
Its complement is #CFD0FC; analogous partners are #FCE5CF and #E6FCCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFBCF for text?
Black text on #FCFBCF has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.