Palettes / Colors / #FCFE87

#FCFE87 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FCFE87 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FCFE87 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.

#FCFE87 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8886FE; it also sits naturally between #FEC486 and #C0FE86. 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 100% · Blue 53%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFE87

.text { color: #FCFE87; }
.background { background-color: #FCFE87; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFE87; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 254, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFE87; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 254, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFE87; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 254, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFE87">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFE87">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8886FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFE87: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFE87

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:

How #FCFE87 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 #FCFE87 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

← #FCFE86  ·  #FCFE88 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFE87?

#FCFE87 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 254, 135). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFE87?

#FCFE87 is RGB 252, 254, 135 — HSL 61°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 47%, 0%.

What colors go with #FCFE87?

Its complement is #8886FE; analogous partners are #FEC486 and #C0FE86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFE87 for text?

Black text on #FCFE87 has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.