Palettes / Colors / #FCFFA2

#FCFFA2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFFA2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFFA2 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 #A6A3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD4A3 and #CEFFA3. 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 64%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFFA2

.text { color: #FCFFA2; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCFFA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6A3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFFA2: #000000.

How #FCFFA2 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 #FCFFA2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFFA2?

#FCFFA2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFA2?

#FCFFA2 is RGB 252, 255, 162 — HSL 62°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FCFFA2?

Its complement is #A6A3FF; analogous partners are #FFD4A3 and #CEFFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFFA2 for text?

Black text on #FCFFA2 has a contrast ratio of 19.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.