Palettes / Colors / #FCFCA6

#FCFCA6 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFCA6 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFCA6 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 #A6A6FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD1A6 and #D1FCA6. 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 99% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFCA6

.text { color: #FCFCA6; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 93%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFCA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFCA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6A6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFCA6: #000000.

How #FCFCA6 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 #FCFCA6 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

← #FCFCA5  ·  #FCFCA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFCA6?

#FCFCA6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCA6?

#FCFCA6 is RGB 252, 252, 166 — HSL 60°, 93%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 34%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFCA6?

Its complement is #A6A6FC; analogous partners are #FCD1A6 and #D1FCA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFCA6 for text?

Black text on #FCFCA6 has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.