Palettes / Colors / #FCFDE7

#FCFDE7 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFDE7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFDE7 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 #E8E7FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF3E7 and #F1FDE7. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFDE7

.text { color: #FCFDE7; }
.background { background-color: #FCFDE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFDE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 253, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 85%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFDE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 253, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFDE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 253, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFDE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFDE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFDE7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8E7FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFDE7: #000000.

How #FCFDE7 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 #FCFDE7 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

← #FCFDE6  ·  #FCFDE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFDE7?

#FCFDE7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 253, 231). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFDE7?

#FCFDE7 is RGB 252, 253, 231 — HSL 63°, 85%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCFDE7?

Its complement is #E8E7FD; analogous partners are #FDF3E7 and #F1FDE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFDE7 for text?

Black text on #FCFDE7 has a contrast ratio of 20.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.