Palettes / Colors / #FCFCEC

#FCFCEC — Pale Yellow

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

#FCFCEC 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 #EDEDFC; it also sits naturally between #FCF5ED and #F5FCED. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFCEC

.text { color: #FCFCEC; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 73%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCFCEC

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Tones of #FCFCEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEDFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFCEC: #000000.

How #FCFCEC 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 #FCFCEC 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

← #FCFCEB  ·  #FCFCED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFCEC?

#FCFCEC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 236). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCEC?

#FCFCEC is RGB 252, 252, 236 — HSL 60°, 73%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFCEC?

Its complement is #EDEDFC; analogous partners are #FCF5ED and #F5FCED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFCEC for text?

Black text on #FCFCEC has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.