Palettes / Colors / #FCFCEE
#FCFCEE — Pale Yellow
#FCFCEE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FCFCEE 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.
#FCFCEE 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 #EEEEFC; it also sits naturally between #FCF5EE and #F5FCEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFCEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 252, 238 |
| HSL | 60°, 70%, 96% |
| HSV | 60°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 90.39, 96.49, 94.75 |
| Yxy | 96.49, 0.3209, 0.3426 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.63, -2.39, 6.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.23, -2.44, 6.46 |
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
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CSS code for #FCFCEE
.text { color: #FCFCEE; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 70%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFCEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFCEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCFCEE
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Tones of #FCFCEE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEEEFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFCEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFCEE
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 #FCFCEE: ·
How #FCFCEE 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 #FCFCEE 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 #FCFCEE?
#FCFCEE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 238). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCEE?
#FCFCEE is RGB 252, 252, 238 — HSL 60°, 70%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFCEE?
Its complement is #EEEEFC; analogous partners are #FCF5EE and #F5FCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFCEE for text?
Black text on #FCFCEE has a contrast ratio of 20.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.