Palettes / Colors / #FCFCD3
#FCFCD3 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFCD3 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 #FCFCD3 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.
#FCFCD3 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 #D4D4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCE8D4 and #E8FCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFCD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 252, 211 |
| HSL | 60°, 87%, 91% |
| HSV | 60°, 16%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 16%, 1% |
| XYZ | 86.71, 95.02, 75.40 |
| Yxy | 95.02, 0.3372, 0.3695 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.04, -6.62, 19.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.48, -6.70, 17.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFCD3
.text { color: #FCFCD3; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 211, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFCD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFCD3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCFCD3
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Tones of #FCFCD3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4D4FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFCD3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFCD3
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 #FCFCD3: ·
How #FCFCD3 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 #FCFCD3 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 #FCFCD3?
#FCFCD3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 211). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCD3?
#FCFCD3 is RGB 252, 252, 211 — HSL 60°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFCD3?
Its complement is #D4D4FC; analogous partners are #FCE8D4 and #E8FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFCD3 for text?
Black text on #FCFCD3 has a contrast ratio of 20.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.