Palettes / Colors / #FCFFD3

#FCFFD3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCFFD3 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 #FCFFD3 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.

#FCFFD3 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 83%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCFFD3

.text { color: #FCFFD3; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFD3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCFFD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFFD3

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 #FCFFD3 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 #FCFFD3 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 #FCFFD3?

#FCFFD3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 211). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFD3?

#FCFFD3 is RGB 252, 255, 211 — HSL 64°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FCFFD3?

Its complement is #D4D1FF; analogous partners are #FFEBD1 and #E5FFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCFFD3 for text?

Black text on #FCFFD3 has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.