Palettes / Colors / #FCFFCF
#FCFFCF — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFFCF 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 #FCFFCF 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.
#FCFFCF 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 #D4D1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEBD1 and #E5FFD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFFCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 255, 207 |
| HSL | 64°, 100%, 91% |
| HSV | 64°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 87.17, 96.72, 73.11 |
| Yxy | 96.72, 0.3392, 0.3764 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.72, -8.69, 22.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.35, -8.78, 20.16 |
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 #FCFFCF
.text { color: #FCFFCF; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFCF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4D1FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFFCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFFCF
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 #FCFFCF: ·
How #FCFFCF 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 #FCFFCF 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 #FCFFCF?
#FCFFCF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 207). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFCF?
#FCFFCF is RGB 252, 255, 207 — HSL 64°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCFFCF?
Its complement is #D4D1FF; analogous partners are #FFEBD1 and #E5FFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFFCF for text?
Black text on #FCFFCF has a contrast ratio of 20.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.