Palettes / Colors / #FCFFDE
#FCFFDE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFFDE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FCFFDE 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.
#FCFFDE 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 #E3E0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF2E0 and #EDFFE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFFDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 255, 222 |
| HSL | 65°, 100%, 94% |
| HSV | 65°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 89.09, 97.49, 83.23 |
| Yxy | 97.49, 0.3302, 0.3613 |
| CIE-Lab | 99.02, -6.45, 15.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.74, -6.56, 14.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFFDE
.text { color: #FCFFDE; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3E0FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFFDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFFDE
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 #FCFFDE: ·
How #FCFFDE 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 #FCFFDE 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 #FCFFDE?
#FCFFDE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 222). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFDE?
#FCFFDE is RGB 252, 255, 222 — HSL 65°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCFFDE?
Its complement is #E3E0FF; analogous partners are #FFF2E0 and #EDFFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFFDE for text?
Black text on #FCFFDE has a contrast ratio of 20.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.