Palettes / Colors / #FCFCE2

#FCFCE2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFCE2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFCE2 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 #E3E3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF0E3 and #F0FCE3. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFCE2

.text { color: #FCFCE2; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 81%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFCE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFCE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFCE2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3E3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFCE2: #000000.

How #FCFCE2 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 #FCFCE2 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

← #FCFCE1  ·  #FCFCE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFCE2?

#FCFCE2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 226). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCE2?

#FCFCE2 is RGB 252, 252, 226 — HSL 60°, 81%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFCE2?

Its complement is #E3E3FC; analogous partners are #FCF0E3 and #F0FCE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFCE2 for text?

Black text on #FCFCE2 has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.