Palettes / Colors / #FCFCAA
#FCFCAA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFCAA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FCFCAA 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.
#FCFCAA 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 #ABABFC; it also sits naturally between #FCD4AB and #D4FCAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFCAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 252, 170 |
| HSL | 60°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 33%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.21, 93.22, 51.69 |
| Yxy | 93.22, 0.3620, 0.4104 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.32, -12.04, 39.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.55, -12.00, 31.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFCAA
.text { color: #FCFCAA; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFCAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFCAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABABFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFCAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFCAA
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 #FCFCAA: ·
How #FCFCAA 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 #FCFCAA 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 #FCFCAA?
#FCFCAA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCAA?
#FCFCAA is RGB 252, 252, 170 — HSL 60°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 33%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFCAA?
Its complement is #ABABFC; analogous partners are #FCD4AB and #D4FCAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFCAA for text?
Black text on #FCFCAA has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.