Palettes / Colors / #FCFCF2
#FCFCF2 — Pale Yellow
#FCFCF2 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 #FCFCF2 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.
#FCFCF2 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 #F3F3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF7F3 and #F7FCF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFCF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 252, 242 |
| HSL | 60°, 63%, 97% |
| HSV | 60°, 4%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 4%, 1% |
| XYZ | 90.98, 96.73, 97.88 |
| Yxy | 96.73, 0.3186, 0.3387 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.72, -1.72, 4.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.35, -1.76, 4.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 95%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFCF2
.text { color: #FCFCF2; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFCF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 252, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 63%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFCF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 252, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFCF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 252, 242, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFCF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFCF2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCFCF2
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3F3FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFCF2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFCF2
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 #FCFCF2: ·
How #FCFCF2 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 #FCFCF2 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 #FCFCF2?
#FCFCF2 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 252, 242). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFCF2?
#FCFCF2 is RGB 252, 252, 242 — HSL 60°, 63%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFCF2?
Its complement is #F3F3FC; analogous partners are #FCF7F3 and #F7FCF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFCF2 for text?
Black text on #FCFCF2 has a contrast ratio of 20.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.