Palettes / Colors / #FCFFCA
#FCFFCA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFFCA 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 #FCFFCA 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.
#FCFFCA 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 #CFCCFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE8CC and #E3FFCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 255, 202 |
| HSL | 63°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 63°, 21%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 21%, 0% |
| XYZ | 86.57, 96.48, 69.94 |
| Yxy | 96.48, 0.3422, 0.3814 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.62, -9.40, 25.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.22, -9.48, 22.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 79%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFFCA
.text { color: #FCFFCA; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFCCFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFFCA
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 #FCFFCA: ·
How #FCFFCA 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 #FCFFCA 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 #FCFFCA?
#FCFFCA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 202). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFCA?
#FCFFCA is RGB 252, 255, 202 — HSL 63°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 21%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCFFCA?
Its complement is #CFCCFF; analogous partners are #FFE8CC and #E3FFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFFCA for text?
Black text on #FCFFCA has a contrast ratio of 20.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.