Palettes / Colors / #FCFBF4

#FCFBF4 — Pale Yellow

#FCFBF4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FCFBF4 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.

#FCFBF4 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 #F3F4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF6F3 and #F9FCF3. 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 96%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFBF4

.text { color: #FCFBF4; }
.background { background-color: #FCFBF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFBF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 251, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 57%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFBF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 251, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFBF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 251, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFBF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFBF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFBF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFBF4

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 #FCFBF4 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 #FCFBF4 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

← #FCFBF3  ·  #FCFBF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFBF4?

#FCFBF4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 251, 244). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFBF4?

#FCFBF4 is RGB 252, 251, 244 — HSL 52°, 57%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 3%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFBF4?

Its complement is #F3F4FC; analogous partners are #FCF6F3 and #F9FCF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFBF4 for text?

Black text on #FCFBF4 has a contrast ratio of 20.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.