Palettes / Colors / #FCFFBD

#FCFFBD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFFBD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FCFFBD 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 #C0BDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE1BD and #DBFFBD. 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 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFFBD

.text { color: #FCFFBD; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFFBD: #000000.

How #FCFFBD 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 #FCFFBD 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

← #FCFFBC  ·  #FCFFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCFFBD?

#FCFFBD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFBD?

#FCFFBD is RGB 252, 255, 189 — HSL 63°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FCFFBD?

Its complement is #C0BDFF; analogous partners are #FFE1BD and #DBFFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFFBD for text?

Black text on #FCFFBD has a contrast ratio of 20.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.