Palettes / Colors / #FCFECE
#FCFECE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFECE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FCFECE 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.
#FCFECE 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 #CFCDFE; it also sits naturally between #FEE7CD and #E4FECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 254, 206 |
| HSL | 62°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 62°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 86.73, 96.04, 72.36 |
| Yxy | 96.04, 0.3399, 0.3764 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.45, -8.34, 22.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.00, -8.42, 20.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 81%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFECE
.text { color: #FCFECE; }
.background { background-color: #FCFECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 254, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 254, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 254, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFECE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFCDFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFECE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFECE
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 #FCFECE: ·
How #FCFECE 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 #FCFECE 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 #FCFECE?
#FCFECE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 254, 206). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFECE?
#FCFECE is RGB 252, 254, 206 — HSL 62°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCFECE?
Its complement is #CFCDFE; analogous partners are #FEE7CD and #E4FECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFECE for text?
Black text on #FCFECE has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.