Palettes / Colors / #FCFF4B

#FCFF4B — Vivid Yellow

#FCFF4B is a yellow color we call 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 #FCFF4B 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.

#FCFF4B 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 #4F4DFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA94D and #A3FF4D. 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 29%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFF4B

.text { color: #FCFF4B; }
.background { background-color: #FCFF4B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFF4B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 100%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFF4B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFF4B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFF4B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFF4B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4F4DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFF4B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFF4B

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 #FCFF4B 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 #FCFF4B 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

← #FCFF4A  ·  #FCFF4C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFF4B?

#FCFF4B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 75). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFF4B?

#FCFF4B is RGB 252, 255, 75 — HSL 61°, 100%, 65% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 71%, 0%.

What colors go with #FCFF4B?

Its complement is #4F4DFF; analogous partners are #FFA94D and #A3FF4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFF4B for text?

Black text on #FCFF4B has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.